000 FZNT32 KNHC 190351 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 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 COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. A N TO S ORIENTED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI...WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI NIGHT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS SAT MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX LATE SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.