000 FZNT32 KNHC 141436 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 936 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 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...Moderate NW winds over the far eastern Gulf will continue through the late morning hours today, with light to gentle anticyclonic winds elsewhere today. Fresh southerly winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western half of the basin ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region by Sat morning. The front will exit the eastern Gulf Sun afternoon. Strong to near gale force NW to N winds will follow the front, with gale-force winds expected along the eastern Mexico offshore waters, Sat and Sat night. Gale force winds are also forecast for the northern Gulf, from Texas to Florida, Sat through early Sun. The front will move E of the area early Sun afternoon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.