000 FZNT32 KNHC 172018 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 318 PM EST Sat Dec 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...A cold front extends from Panama City, Florida to Tampico, Mexico. By early Sun, the front will reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to off Pozo Rico, Mexico then southward to Veracruz, Mexico. The front will sweep southward across the eastern Gulf into the Florida Straits by early Mon, but lift northward over the western Gulf ahead of low pressure moving through northeast Mexico. The front may lift northward early Tue as a warm front while the low pressure moves into the north-central Gulf. A trailing front over the western Gulf will dissipate through mid week. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front may move off the Texas coast into the far northwest Gulf Thu night followed by near-gale or gale force winds and building seas. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.