000 FZNT32 KNHC 171441 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 941 AM EST SAT DEC 17 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 PREVAIL IN THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT 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 WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.