000 FZNT32 KNHC 171803 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1112 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 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...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NRN GULF COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL WED...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLC WILL BUILD SSW OVER THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN BEGIN TO SLIDE EASTWARD FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES JUST TO THE N OF THE GULF. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF IS TRIGGERING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH DAY AND MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE EVENINGS AND DISSIPATE EACH MORNING. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.