000 FZNT32 KNHC 262115 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 PM EST MON DEC 26 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 E FLOW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING N OF THE AREA SLIDES EASTWARD. THE WARM MOIST E TO SE FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL SUPPORT PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY TUE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND TO SE OF THE AREA BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 97W FRI... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 97W NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF 97W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.