000 FZNT32 KNHC 040236 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 936 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 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 FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AS THEY NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN RACE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THIS FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.