000 FZNT32 KNHC 180826 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 326 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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 AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT...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... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 94W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 96W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...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 WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 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 15 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.