000 FZNT32 KNHC 040220 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1020 PM EDT THU NOV 3 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 COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S-SE AND THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT. STRONG RIDGING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN AND PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS E AND SE PORTIONS FROM SUN TO TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.