000 FZNT32 KNHC 182056 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 348 PM 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 THROUGH SUN. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT. 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 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 95W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 95W ENDING EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.