000 FZNT32 KNHC 180257 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM 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 AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .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 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 94W 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. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .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 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 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 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .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. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.