000 FZNT32 KNHC 162128 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 428 PM 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 FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY THU...AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY FRI...BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE REGION BY EARLY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO THE CAROLINAS. GENERALLY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.