000 FZNT32 KNHC 052109 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 509 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 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...TROPICAL STORM EARL IS CENTERED OVER THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 18.8N 95.0W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT...MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. EARL IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 18.8N 96.1W AT 2 AM SAT. EARL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A POST TROPICAL LOW INLAND NEAR 18.8N 96.9W AT 2 PM SAT...AND THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER FROM THE SE GULF WATERS TO THE NE TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS...ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS...WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS TO THE N OF THE RIDGE AXIS THROUGH WED. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG ANY OF THESE TROUGHS...WITH THE LOW MOVING QUICKLY NE ACROSS THE NE COASTAL PLAINS. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.