000 FZNT32 KNHC 292117 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 517 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 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...STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TSTORMS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS FLORIDA PENINSULA AND EXITS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES EXTENDS SW INTO THE NE GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW. THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF EARLY ON FRI FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS. BY LATE FRI...THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI NIGHT AND SAT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS TO AFFECT THE NW GULF...AND MOST OF THE N CENTRAL GULF PORTIONS. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.