000 FZNT32 KNHC 090329 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1029 PM EST Fri Dec 8 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...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is expected over the western Gulf tonight and Sat ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sat evening. The front will reach from Mobile, AL to Tuxpan, Mexico Sun morning, from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the NW Yucatan peninsula Sun evening, and exit the basin Mon morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected behind the front across the western Gulf, from offshore Texas southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night through Sun evening. Minimal storm force NW winds are expected offshore of the Veracruz area Sun afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 16 to 18 ft with the strongest winds. A line of strong thunderstorms is likely to accompany the cold front as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds and seas will gradually subside across the basin late Mon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt in the morning, decreasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 95W, SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except becoming 6 to 9 ft W of 95W after midnight. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 40 kt W of 94W. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 10 to 15 ft W of 94W. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...STORM WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.