000 FZNT32 KNHC 200213 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 PM EDT WED OCT 19 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 RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE RETREATING E THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STARTING FRI...REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...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 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.