647 FZNT32 KNHC 121527 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1027 AM EST Sat Feb 12 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...Conditions will deteriorate this afternoon with the approach of the next strong cold front over the area. The front will move off the coast of Texas early this afternoon. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Texas this evening. The gales will quickly move S to offshore Tampico, Mexico tonight 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 Sun evening. Conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf by late Mon 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... .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight, Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight,Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 13 ft. .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 less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.