000 FZNT32 KNHC 170835 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT MON OCT 17 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...A NW TO SE ORIENTATED SURFACE TROUGH WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING INTERMITTENTLY ALONG THE TROUGH. A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE E GULF WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A NE TO SW RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.