000 FZNT32 KNHC 311601 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1201 PM 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 24.6N 88.0W AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 NEARLY STATIONARY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING NNE AND BECOME A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.9N 87.4W LATER THIS AFTERNOON THEN TURN NE AND REACH NEAR 27.3N 86.5W AROUND SUNRISE ON THU. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL INTENSIFY FURTHER AS IT CONTINUES NE AND ACCELERATE AND MOVES TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THU...THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN FL FRI MORNING. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WILL SPREAD N AND NE FROM THE SE GULF INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS THE TROPICAL STORM MOVES AWAY. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 30 TO 40 KT... INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 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.