000 FZNT32 KNHC 250918 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 418 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 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 SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty winds is ahead of the front, north of 26.5N. These storms will continue eastward across the Gulf as the front reaches from Tampa Bay, FL to the Yucatan Peninsula tonight, and exits the basin from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Channel by midday Thu. Sustained winds near-gale force are expected through early this morning, with frequent gusts to gale force over the north-central and NE Gulf. A brief wind gust to 50 kt is possible in the line of storms within 60 nm of the coast of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle prior to sunrise. Gale-force winds offshore Tampico behind the front will migrate southward, and be located offshore Veracruz through the day today. Winds and seas will gradually improve by Fri. Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will set-up this weekend in the far western Gulf in response to the next cold front that will be approaching the NW Gulf. Fresh to strong east winds will surge from the southwestern Atlantic through the Straits of Florida and into the far southeastern Gulf Sat and Sat night. These conditions will improve late on Sun into Sun night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...STORM WARNING... .REST OF OVERNIGHT...E of 89W, SW winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 50 kt. W of 89W, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt W of 95W. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.