000 FZNT32 KNHC 182026 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 426 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 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 strong fall cold front extending from Sarasota, Florida to near Poza Rica, Mexico will reach from the Florida Keys to the central Bay of Campeche tonight, and from 25N80W across the Straits of Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Wed morning. Gale force winds of 30 to 40 kt and seas peaking to at 17 or 18 ft are expected in the wake of the front over the SW Gulf. The gale force winds near the Tampico area will continue to spread southward into the Veracruz region tonight through Wed evening. 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 precede the front, forecast to move SE of the area by Wed afternoon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W of 96W N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. 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. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas building to 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 30 to 40 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 18 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.