000 FZNT32 KNHC 191514 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1114 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL INDUCE GALE FORCE N WINDS FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W LATER EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON....N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 94W TO 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TOWARDS EVENING. E OF 94W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 94W TO 96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.