000 FZNT32 KNHC 100836 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 336 AM EST Fri Feb 10 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 nearly stationary boundary from the Florida Alabama border to offshore Veracruz, Mexico, will be overtaken by a cold front that will move off the Texas coast this morning, then track east, reaching from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula by Sat. Behind the front, northerly gales will this afternoon south of the mouth of the Rio Grande and build south into tonight offshore Tampico and Veracruz, Mexico. By Saturday, winds will diminish somewhat to below gale force, except offshore Veracruz where NW gales will prevail into the afternoon. Very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front, especially over the SW Gulf. Low pressure is forecast to form along the cold front by Sat over the NE Gulf. Strong to near- gale force winds are expected near this low pres over the NE Gulf Sat night before it moves over land toward the Georgia coast. Winds and seas will gradually diminish from W to E late Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.