000 FZNT32 KNHC 250831 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 AM EST SUN DEC 25 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 TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE SW GULF EACH NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS LATE EACH MORNING. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH THU. A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THU NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.