000 FZNT32 KNHC 070913 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 413 AM EST WED DEC 7 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 NEAR FT. MYERS FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOWED THE STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO CROSS THE GULF WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 24N W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 4 TO 7FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 94W...AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.