000 FZNT32 KNHC 180320 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 PM 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 Fall season has entered the Gulf. It extends from near Apalachicola, Florida to 26N93W and to inland northeast Mexico just south of the Texas border. The front will reach from near Tampa Bay, Florida to northeast Mexico near 25N98W by early Tue, and from the Florida Keys to the central Bay of Campeche by Wed morning. Gale force winds and building seas peaking to 16 or 17 ft are expected in the wake of the front over the western Gulf. The gale force winds will surge southward offshore the Tampico area late Tue morning into the afternoon hours, spreading into the Veracruz region Tue night through late Wed night. Winds will diminish below gale force by Wed night. High pressure will settle over the area in the wake of the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the front. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W of 96W, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt early in the afternoon. Between 94W and 96W, NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft early in the afternoon. Between 87W and 94W, N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Between 94W and 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Between 87W and 94W, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft between 87W and 91W, and 7 to 11 ft between 91W and 94W. .WED...W of 94W, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Between 87W and 94W, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft between 87W and 91W, and 7 to 11 ft between 91W and 94W. .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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .OVERNIGHT...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. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 35 to 40 kt late. Elsewhere W of 94W, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Between 87W and 94W, NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except building to 7 to 10 ft late between 92W and 94W. .WED...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 25 to 30 kt elsewhere W of 94W. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Between 87W and 94W, NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft between 87W and 92W, and 9 to 13 ft between 92W and 94W. .WED NIGHT...W of 94W, N winds 25 to 30 kt except S of 21N W of 96W NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Between 87W and 94W, NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft between 87W and 92W and 9 to 13 ft between 92W and 94W. .THU...W of 94W, N winds 15 to 25 kt except S of 21N W of 96W NW 20 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Between 87W and 94W, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt between 87W and 92W and N to NE 15 to 25 kt between 92W and 94W. Seas 5 to 7 ft between 87W and 92W, and 7 to 11 ft between 92W and 94W. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.