000 FZNT32 KNHC 180840 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 340 AM EST FRI NOV 18 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 STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TONIGHT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE SW GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W WITHIN 90 NM OF MEXICAN COAST SAT. GALES S OF 22N NEAR VERACRUZ MAY LAST THROUGH SUN MORNING. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE 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.