173 FZNT32 KNHC 010812 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 312 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021 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 extends from Louisiana to the Bay of Campeche, with some gales occurring behind this front off the Texas coast early this morning. Winds and seas will gradually diminish today as the front weakens. By tonight, this front will stretch from the Florida Panhandle to the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The front will slow on Saturday, then strengthen and accelerate Sunday as high pressure surges into the Gulf. By late Sunday, the front will stretch from the Florida Peninsula to the Yucatan Channel. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.