000 FZNT32 KNHC 240819 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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 RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N WILL RECEDE EASTWARD TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT NW AS A TROUGH FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.