000 FZNT32 KNHC 180323 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 PM EST Fri Dec 17 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...High pressure north of the Gulf will prevail through Sat, supporting moderate to locally fresh SE to S winds. A cold front is forecast to enter the basin Sat night. Strong N to NE winds and building seas will prevail west of the front on Sun. By Mon, low pressure should develop along the cold front in the central Gulf and steadily progress east-northeastward, pulling the front across the Gulf by Tue. Winds and seas across the Gulf should slowly subside on Wed. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .SAT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt,Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE 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, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.