764 FZNT32 KNHC 062038 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 338 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024 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 Cedar Key, FL to near 24N89W, where it becomes a stationary front to the central Bay of Campeche. The cold front will become stationary Sun afternoon from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are out ahead of the front along a squall line that is presently in the southeastern Gulf. Looking ahead, a very strong cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf Mon evening and move southeast of the basin Tue night. Strong to near gale force SE to S winds will begin in advance of the cold front, Sun night into early Mon, as a warm front advances northward across the basin, which should result in scattered showers and thunderstorms. Gale force winds are expected by early Mon afternoon over the north-central Gulf, with gusts possibly reaching the high end of the gale force speed range. Strong to near gale force winds are also expected across most of the basin by that same time. Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely accompany the cold front over portions of the northern Gulf. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu s high pressure in the wake of the front shifts E across the central Gulf. This will allow for moderate return flow to set up over the far western Gulf. By late Thu, moderate to fresh E to SE winds are expected across just about the entire basin as the high pressure will have shifted E of northern Florida. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, except between 87W and 91W increasing to 30 to 40 kt with higher gusts in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except between 87W and 91W building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Between 87W and 94W, SE winds 30 to 40 kt with possible higher gusts. Seas 10 to 15 ft. W of 94W, S to SW winds winds 20 to 30 kt except NW 20 to 30 kt far W part increasing to 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt, except W of 94W NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except W of 94W 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except increasing to 30 to 35 kt E of front and becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt behind the front W of 94W. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW 30 to 35 kt behind the front early, and S to SW 30 to 35 kt E of front early. Seas 8 to 12 ft E of front and 9 to 13 ft W of front early. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 94W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. E of 94W, SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 27N MON THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N of 27N, SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. S of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N of 26N, S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. S of 26N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, except N of 25N SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 25N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 25N. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.