732 FZNT32 KNHC 160848 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 348 AM EST Thu Feb 16 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...Fresh to strong winds will continue in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of a cold front which will emerge off Texas this morning. Strong to near gale force N winds can be expected behind the front in the western and central Gulf Thu into Sat. Gales will develop offshore Tampico, Mexico, this evening, then spread S to off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, overnight. The gales in the western Bay of Campeche will persist into Fri night. Seas in this area will build to near 17 ft by Fri afternoon. Conditions will improve Sat night into Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. 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 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt 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 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.