000 FZNT32 KNHC 142017 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 317 PM 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...High pressure is centered over the Gulf of Mexico, with light to gentle anticyclonic winds prevailing. Fresh southerly winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western Gulf ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the basin by Sat morning. The front will exit the eastern Gulf by Sun afternoon. Strong to gale force NW to N winds and very rough seas will follow the front across much of the Gulf, Sat through Sun. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front. Conditions will improve on Mon as high pressure builds over the region. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .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 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 25 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 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .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...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .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 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .SUN...W winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.