000 FZNT32 KNHC 231442 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 AM EST THU FEB 23 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER FLORIDA MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A COLD FRONT REACHING THE TEXAS COAST FRI WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT SUN AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.