000 FZNT32 KNHC 161442 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 AM EST WED DEC 16 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 STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 30N92W TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING THEN FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W FRI MORNING PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...EXCEPT GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE S MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO OVER THE CAROLINAS THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW BY SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS E OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ,SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.