000 FZNT32 KNHC 310922 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 522 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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 24.5N 88.1W AT 0900 UTC AUG 31 MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.4N 87.8W LATER THIS MORNING THEN VEER MORE N-NE AND REACH NEAR 26.9N 86.9W EARLY THU. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL THEN MOVE NE AND ACCELERATE AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THU...THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN FL THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WILL SPREAD FROM THE SE GULF N AND NW INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN SETS UP ACROSS THE AREA. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND W 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.