000 FZNT32 KNHC 162146 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 446 PM 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...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 OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .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...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .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...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .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 5 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. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.