000 FZNT32 KNHC 221441 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1041 AM EDT SAT APR 22 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...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUN NIGHT...BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SUN MORNING...AND FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY LATE MON. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG A TROUGH AXIS OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD FLORIDA ON SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.