000 FZNT32 KNHC 100916 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EST SAT DEC 10 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW CUBA SW TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW WATERS WILL DIMINISH BY SAT EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WED. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.