000 FZNT32 KNHC 051455 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 AM EST MON DEC 5 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W TO NEAR 20N96W WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH TUE...WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF ON WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 95W...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.