000 FZNT32 KNHC 280214 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1014 PM EDT WED APR 27 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF PORTIONS WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON WITH A HIGH CENTER DEVELOPING OVER THE NE GULF FRI. A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN INCREASE TO SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS BEGINNING THU NIGHT...AND THROUGH EARLY SAT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING AND PROPAGATE W TO NW OVER THE SW GULF FROM THE YUCATAN OVERNIGHT...WITH PULSING STRONG E TO SE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 91W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 91W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 91W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.