000 FZNT32 KNHC 130251 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 951 PM 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...A cold front extends from New Orleans, Louisiana to NE Mexico near 23N98W. Strong to gale force N winds are occurring behind the front off the Texas and NE Mexico coasts. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are east of the front. The gales will quickly advance southward to offshore Tampico tonight and off Veracruz Sun. Strong N winds are forecast over most of the remainder of the Gulf behind the front. The front will 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 afternoon into 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...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 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. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 40 kt W of 95W. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 10 to 14 ft W of 95W. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 10 to 14 ft W of 92W. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N 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, N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight,Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight,Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 30 to 45 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 14 to 19 ft. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 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. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.