000 FZNT32 KNHC 291332 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 932 AM EDT Sat Apr 29 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 strong cold front from near Lake Charles, Louisiana to NE Mexico will move eastward through early next week. An intense area of thunderstorms with locally higher winds and seas will precede the front. Strong to gale-force NW winds are expected immediately behind the front across the Mexican offshore waters today, reaching the Veracruz area this afternoon. Hazy conditions generated by agricultural fires in Mexico will linger across the central Gulf and Bay of Campeche today. High pres centered over the eastern Gulf will dominate the basin Mon through Wed. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...E of front, S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. W of front, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft behind front. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.