000 FZNT32 KNHC 230317 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM EST Thu Dec 22 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 cold front is currently stretching from southeast Louisiana to Corpus Christi, TX. Gale-force NW are already following the front with building seas. The front will bring widespread gale force NW winds and rough to very rough seas across most of the basin through Fri. Minimal storm-force winds are likely for the Veracruz offshore waters Fri afternoon through the early evening hours. Gale-force winds will come to an end by Fri night for most of the Gulf with conditions slowly improving through the weekend and into early next week. However, gale-force winds will continue across the Veracruz offshore waters through Sun night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...STORM WARNING FRI AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING FRI THROUGH SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 30 to 40 kt,Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 13 to 18 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.