000 FZNT32 KNHC 081516 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 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...Marine fog is occurring this morning within 20 nm of the Louisiana and Texas coasts, reducing visibility to less than 1 nm in some areas. Fresh SE winds will continue today across the eastern two-thirds of the Gulf of Mexico as a cold front enters the western Gulf during the early afternoon. The front will reach from the coast of Mississippi to the south-central Bay of Campeche Thu morning before weakening and dissipating Thu night. The coastal fog should dissipate after the frontal passage. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop ahead of and along the front this afternoon through this evening over the NW Gulf. The line of storms will move E to the north- central Gulf during the overnight hours and into Thu morning. Frequent lightning and strong wind gusts are possible with the storms. Fresh to strong northerly winds will briefly follow this front over the west-central Gulf this afternoon into tonight. A stronger cold front will enter the NW Gulf late Thu night or early Fri morning, reach from Apalachicola, FL to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Fri evening, and move across the Yucatan Channel by Sat evening. Northerly gale force winds are likely near Tampico, Mexico 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 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 15 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 FRI THROUGH SAT... .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 4 to 6 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, E 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 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E 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...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.