000 FZNT32 KNHC 212116 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EST SUN FEB 21 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...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ACROSS THE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS ON MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING...AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF WITH RETURN SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF 28N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.