000 FZNT32 KNHC 052050 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 PM 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 STRETCHING FROM MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXIT THE BASIN THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL LINGER OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SAT...THEN SLIDE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE AXIS FORMS OVER THE NE GULF. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .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...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .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 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 86W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 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 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.