000 FZNT32 KNHC 122107 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 507 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 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...At 5pm EDT, Tropical Depression Fred is near 21.3N 75.3W 1012 mb moving WNW at 10 kt. Minimum central pressure is 1012 mb and maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fred will move to 22.0N 77.0W Fri morning, 23.0N 79.0W Fri afternoon, and will strengthen to a tropical storm near 24.0N 80.6W Sat morning. Fred is expected to move across the eastern Straits of Florida and the far eastern Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm by Fri night, and move northward along the far eastern Gulf into early next week. Meanwhile, moderate to fresh E winds will pulse off the northwest Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche tonight in association with a trough that forms late in the day. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will persist through the period. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft, becoming 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.