000 FZNT32 KNHC 152015 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 415 PM EDT Sun Oct 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...A cold front extends from near Naples, Florida to just south of Veracruz, Mexico. Winds are reaching gale force off Veracruz behind the front. Scattered thunderstorms are also active along the front over the southwest Gulf. The front will move southeast of the Gulf tonight followed by fresh winds and rough seas into Mon. Looking ahead, winds and seas will diminish through mid week as high pressure builds over the northern Gulf in the wake of the front. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.