000 FZNT32 KNHC 052101 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM 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. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NW GULF TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .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 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .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...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.