000 FZNT32 KNHC 171511 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1111 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 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...The first strong cold front of the season has entered the NW Gulf. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to NE Mexico near 24N98W tonight, and from near Ft. Myers Florida to near Tampico, Mexico by Tue morning, and from south Florida to near Veracruz by Tue night. The cold front is expected to exit the Gulf on Wed. Strong winds are expected across most of the western Gulf behind the front, with gale force winds developing offshore Tampico, Mexico, Tue and spreading to the western Bay of Campeche Tue night through Wed night. Winds may briefly gust to gale force over the NW Gulf late tonight into Tue. Winds will gradually diminish beginning on Thu as high pressure becomes centered over the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the front. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight,Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...W OF 94W N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.