617 FZNT32 KNHC 131523 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 AM EST Sun Feb 13 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 30N84W to 21N89W. Gales occurring behind the front along the coast of Mexico to just south of Veracruz are expected to continue into tonight. Numerous showers along with scattered thunderstorms over the Florida Straits and Yucatan Channel should exit those regions by this afternoon. Strong N winds are forecast for most of the remainder of the Gulf behind the front. The front is forecast to exit the basin this evening. Conditions are expected to gradually improve across the Gulf by late Mon as high pressure builds across the basin, however fresh NE winds may continue through Tue over the SE Gulf and the Florida Straits, increasing to strong Tue afternoon into Wed. Fresh to strong southerly return flow is forecast to develop over the NW Gulf by midweek. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 10 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 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 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. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 to 40 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. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt by midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.