000 FZNT32 KNHC 050926 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 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 NE FLORIDA TO 25N86W AND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. STRONG NW TO N WINDS ARE OCCURRING W OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 95W...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NE GULF. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING...WHILE THE STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT DIMINISH SAT MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ON SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE AT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNINGS BEGINNING ON SUN. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NE TO E WINDS. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...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 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 28N...AND W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 28N...AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.