000 FZNT32 KNHC 231517 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 AM EDT Fri Sep 23 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...Tropical Depression Nine is near 14.2N 70.1W 1006 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Nine will strengthen to a tropical storm near 14.5N 71.7W this evening, move to 14.7N 74.1W Sat morning, 15.1N 76.3W Sat evening, 16.1N 78.3W Sun morning, 17.8N 79.9W Sun evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 19.8N 81.4W by Mon morning. Nine will change little in intensity as it moves near 23.5N 82.8W early Tue. Conditions will likely begin to deteriorate across the eastern Gulf of Mexico by early next week. Expect gentle to moderate winds across the Gulf through the weekend as a weak cold front slowly drifts southward over the next few days and dissipates by the end of the weekend. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.