000 FZNT32 KNHC 151600 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM EST THU DEC 15 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 EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N82W TO 26N87W TO 25N94W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 25N96W AND INLAND MEXICO NEAR 23N98W. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT SUN THROUGH LATE ON MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...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. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.