000 FZNT32 KNHC 011547 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 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 26.4N 86.6W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 29.0N 84.8W THIS AFTERNOON. HERMINE WILL BE OVER LAND NEAR 31.1N 82.9W TONIGHT. HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NE ACROSS S GEORGIA AND THE COASTAL CAROLINAS ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL PUSH INLAND OVER FLORIDA FROM THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS HERMINE EXITS THE AREA. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...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...E 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 TO 3 FT.