000 FZNT32 KNHC 311333 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 933 AM EDT Thu Mar 31 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 south-central Louisiana to near the border of Texas and Mexico, with a squall line north of 27N and east of Mobile, Alabama. Intense thunderstorms with frequent and dangerous lightning will precede the front over the far NE waters through this afternoon. Strong southerly flow with frequent gusts to gale force in the NE Gulf will shift eastward ahead of the squall line. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to near Tuxpan, Mexico by this evening, and become stationary from central Florida to the central Gulf near 27N90W, then to southern Texas by late on Fri and through Sat. The western part of the front will begin to lift back north as a warm front through Mon as southerly return flow begins to dominate the Gulf. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt with frequent gusts to gale force N OF 27N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.