000 FZNT32 KNHC 032058 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 458 PM EDT WED MAY 3 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...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN CROSS THE BASIN BY FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING THU... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 24N W OF 96.5W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING THU... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.