000 FZNT32 KNHC 080916 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 AM EST Wed Feb 8 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 ridge dominates the Gulf waters. The pressure gradient between the ridge and a cold front moving across SE Texas will support fresh SE to S winds across the Gulf through midday today. The cold front will enter the Gulf waters early this afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will briefly follow this front, which will stall over the west- central Gulf on Thu while dissipating. A stronger cold front will enter the NW Gulf Thu night, reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche by Fri evening, and move across the Yucatan Channel by Sat evening. Northerly gale force winds are possible near Tampico, Mexico early Fri afternoon, and offshore Veracruz, Mexico Fri afternoon through early Sat. Gales could also persist over the central Bay of Campeche into Sat morning. Very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front, especially over the SW Gulf. Winds and seas will gradually diminish from W to E on Sun, as high pressure builds across the region. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.