000 FZNT32 KNHC 161449 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 949 AM EST FRI DEC 16 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 FROM NORTHERN CUBA TO 25N95W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT SUN...AND S OF 25N W OF 94W SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.