000 FZNT32 KNHC 270918 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 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...Fresh to strong southerly winds will develop across the NW Gulf ahead of a cold front expected to push off the Texas coast later this morning. The front will move across the Gulf region through Thu night. Fresh to strong winds are expected ahead and behind the front, with building seas to 12-14 ft in the wake of the front by Thu. Frequent gusts to gale force are forecast over the north-central and NE Gulf late Wed night through Fri before winds quickly diminishing early Sat. Therefore, a Gale Warning has been issued for these area valid from late Wed night through Fri. A band of showers and thunderstorms will be associated with the front. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDTIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.