000 FZNT32 KNHC 161509 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1009 AM EST Sun Jan 16 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...A cold front extends from Tampa Bay, Florida to Cancun, Mexico. A squall line with strong thunderstorms is just ahead of the front. Gale force W to NW winds are occurring over the NE Gulf of Mexico behind the front. Strong to near gale force NW winds are occurring elsewhere behind the front. The front will exit the basin this afternoon. Gale force winds will continue over the NE Gulf into this evening. Trailing fresh to strong winds and rough seas in the eastern Gulf will gradually diminish on Mon. Conditions are forecast to improve on Mon as high pressure builds over the region. A new cold front is forecast to emerge from the coast of Texas Wed night and extend from the Florida Big Bend to Tampico, Mexico Thu night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .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. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.