000 FZNT32 KNHC 030248 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 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 EXTENDING W FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.