000 FZNT32 KNHC 190317 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM 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 across the western Gulf will continue through Wed ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge from the coast of Texas late Wed night. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas on Thu morning, and from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico by Thu night. Strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front over the western Gulf. Gale conditions are forecast over the west-central and SW Gulf Thu through Fri. Then, the front is forecast to move slowly on Fri, and a low pressure may develop along the frontal boundary over the NE Gulf on Sat. The low is forecast to move NE into the W Atlantic dragging the cold front across the SE Gulf by Sat night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .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 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 94W N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsehere E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N 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 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.