000 FZNT32 KNHC 152026 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 326 PM EST Wed Feb 15 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...The subtropical ridge remains near Bermuda and will gradually shift eastward over the next few days. Fresh to strong winds will continue in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of the next cold front, which will emerge off Texas Thu morning. Strong to near gale force N winds can be expected behind the front in the western and central Gulf Thu into early Sat. Gales will develop offshore Tampico, Mexico, Thu evening, spreading S to off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, overnight Thu. The gales in the western Bay of Campeche will persist into Fri night. Seas in this area will build to near 16 ft by Fri afternoon. Conditions will improve Sat into Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NW TO N and increasing to 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft late. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...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 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.