000 FZNT32 KNHC 311431 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 AM EST SAT DEC 31 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 ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF MON THROUGH WED. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.