000 FZNT32 KNHC 010334 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1134 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 STORM HERMINE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.8N 87.0W AT 0300 UTC...MOVING N-NE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND REACH NEAR 26.9N 86.4W THU MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NE AND REACH NEAR 28.7N 85.4W THU EVENING AS A HURRICANE. HERMINE WILL THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION LATE THU NIGHT BEFORE TRACKING NE ACROSS INLAND GEORGIA ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND 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 EXITS THE AREA. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT W OF 90W... AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 88W. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N...AND NW 30 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E 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 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N... S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.