000 FZNT32 KNHC 120258 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 PM EST Fri Feb 11 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...Gentle breezes will prevail across the northern Gulf through Sat morning. A strong cold front will move off the coast of Texas early Sat afternoon. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Texas Sat evening. The gales will quickly move S to offshore Tampico, Mexico Sat night and off Veracruz Sun. Strong N winds are forecast over most of the remainder of the Gulf behind the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the frontal boundary. The front should exit the basin by Sun evening. Conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf by Mon night as high pressure builds across the basin, however fresh NE winds will continue through Tue over the SE Gulf and the Florida Straits, increasing to strong Tue night and Wed. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop over the NW Gulf by the middle of next week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt W of 94W in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, except N 25 to 40 kt W of 95W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 95W. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight,Seas 3 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 25 kt after midnight,Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 30 to 40 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.