000 FZNT32 KNHC 282115 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 27N87W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 17.9N 71.2W 1009 MB AT 5 PM EDT AUG 28 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS IT PASSES OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 24.0N 81.0W SUN AFTERNOON...REACHING 27.0N 82.5W MON AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND TO 29.0N 82.5W TUE AFTERNOON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.