000 FZNT32 KNHC 110915 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 AM EST SUN DEC 11 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA UNDER A WEAK PRES PATTERN BEGINNING ON MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND STALL THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT S ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITH THE HIGH PRES BROADENING AS IT BUILDS S OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 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. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E 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. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.