000 FZNT32 KNHC 051550 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1035 AM EST THU JAN 5 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY S OF 24N AND W OF 90W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 8 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 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.