000 FZNT32 KNHC 011957 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 357 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 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...Strong high pressure is building over the area in the wake of a strong cold front. The associated tight gradient is allowing for NW gale winds of 40 kt and very rough seas of 15 to 22 ft in the far SW Gulf. These winds are forecast to diminish to just below gale force by late tonight. Winds and seas will begin to diminish across the majority of the basin on Thu. Fresh to strong northeast winds and rough seas will continue to affect the southeastern Gulf and the Straits of Florida through Fri before diminishing Sat. Winds may reach near gale force in across the Straits of Florida through early Fri. Conditions further improve Sun into early next week as high pressure settles over the region. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 15 to 22 ft subsiding to 10 to 16 ft late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.