000 FZNT32 KNHC 022102 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 PM EDT SAT APR 2 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 FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 22N90W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N92W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS NEAR 24N81W TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE BASIN ON SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SW WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON SUN EVENING LATE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON WED NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT....EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 95W. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.