000 FZNT32 KNHC 180911 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 411 AM EST Tue Jan 18 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through Wed. Fresh southerly return flow will set up across the western Gulf today ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge from the coast of Texas by Wed night. The front will reach from near Mobile, Alabama to Brownsville, Texas on Thu morning, and from northern Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Thu night. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front, with gale conditions possible over the west-central and SW Gulf Thu through Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.