000 FZNT32 KNHC 252031 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 PM EDT TUE APR 25 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...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR WESTERN CUBA WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO THU THEN SHIFT NW AND INLAND BY EARLY FRI. A STRONG ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT TO PRODUCE STRONG RETURN FLOW BASIN WIDE. A NEW COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT...AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT... AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT... AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.