000 FZNT32 KNHC 121517 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST MON DEC 12 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BASIN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN AND NE GULF WED NIGHT...THEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 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 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.