455 
FZNT32 KNHC 281518
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1118 AM EDT Fri Apr 28 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 stationary front over the NW Gulf will weaken
today. A strong cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf Sat
morning, then move eastward through early next week. Strong to
gale-force NW winds are expected immediately behind the front
across the Mexican offshore waters Sat, reaching the Veracruz
area Sat afternoon. Fresh to strong southerly winds are forecast
over the eastern Gulf ahead of the front. Hazy conditions
generated by agricultural fires in Mexico will linger across the
west-central and central Gulf, and Bay of Campeche today. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING SAT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt . Seas 4 to 
6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING SAT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 20 kt,
becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, 
building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.