000 FZNT32 KNHC 010816 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EDT MON MAY 1 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 FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY ALABAMA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 22N94W WILL WEAKEN AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT CONTINUES EASTWARD TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA BY LATE TODAY...EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE OF MEXICO BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.