000 FZNT32 KNHC 191516 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 AM EST Mon Dec 19 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 1014 mb low pres has formed along the coast of southern Texas. The low pres will move ENE to the north-central Gulf by Tue morning, with a cold front extending SSW and a warm front extending E from the low. The low will then shift east- southeast toward south Florida by late Tue night while the cold front slowly moves eastward, stalling and weakening by mid-week. Strong to locally near gale force winds are expected to develop near the low pres Tue and Tue evening as it traverses the eastern Gulf. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Tue and Tue evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely with the low and front. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast Thu evening followed by near-gale or gale force winds and rough to very rough seas across the basin through Fri night, with strong gales possible off Veracruz. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft, subsiding to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, W 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. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, variable winds less than 10 kt. Winds E winds less than 10 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.