000 FZNT32 KNHC 251516 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 AM EST Mon Dec 25 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 warm front is lifting northeastward across the northeast Gulf, ahead of low pressure and an associated cold front moving through the north-central Gulf. Expect strong to near- gale force winds and rough seas through the late morning today over the northeast Gulf as the warm front moves north of the area, diminishing this afternoon through this evening. Scattered thunderstorms moving ahead of the cold front over the southeastern Gulf will continue moving eastward this afternoon before diminishing this evening. The cold front will reach from northern Florida to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, and then move southeast of the Gulf early Wed. High pressure will build in the wake of the front Tue, then shift east ahead of a reinforcing cold front moving into the northwest Gulf late Wed. Fresh to strong NW winds will follow the front over the northern Gulf as it moves east of the area through Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt with frequent gusts to gale force in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.