000 FZNT32 KNHC 030840 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 AM EST Thu Feb 3 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 dominates the eastern Gulf waters producing fresh to strong SE winds over the eastern Gulf with building seas, and moderate to locally fresh SE to S winds over the western Gulf. The next cold front will push off the coast of Texas today. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Veracruz, Mexico Fri evening, from near Panama City, Florida to the central Bay of Campeche early Fri morning. Strong to gale force northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front across the western Gulf today and continue through Fri night. Conditions will gradually improve by late in the weekend. Next front expected to move across the western Gulf Tue returning the potential for gale force winds through Wednesday. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 35 kt,Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight,Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 10 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.