000 FZNT32 KNHC 140921 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 521 AM EDT Sun May 14 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...Upper level divergent flow is supporting a broad area of heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Bay of Campeche with scatterometer data showing strong to gusty winds off the coast of Veracruz. This area of convection will shift eastward toward the Yucatan Peninsula through tonight. Low visibility and rough seas are likely in the SW gulf during this period. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight. Winds will become easterly across most of the basin by late today into Mon as high pressure settles over the northern Gulf. Slight to moderate seas will prevail, reaching 7 or 8 ft in the NW Gulf through today under a persistent SE wind flow. Winds are forecast to diminish to light to gentle speeds on Mon and prevail through Thu night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt 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 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.