000 FZNT32 KNHC 300932 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 532 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 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 DEPRESSION NINE CENTERED NEAR 23.8N 86.6W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY NEAR 24.2N 87.3W. THE CYCLONE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 87.6W EARLY WED...NEAR 26.2N 86.9W WED EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO TURN N AND NE AND INTENSIFY TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 27.7N 85.5W EARLY THU. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WILL SPREAD FROM THE SE GULF N AND NW INTO THE E GULF THROUGH THU. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE NE AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THU NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.