141 FZNT32 KNHC 100857 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 357 AM EST Wed Jan 10 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 the Florida Keys to the western tip of Cuba. Fresh NW winds over the NE Gulf will diminish after sunrise today. Seas in the eastern Gulf will subside to below 12 ft late this morning, and to below 8 ft by this evening. High pressure currently centered over the western Gulf of Mexico will move E to the eastern Gulf tonight through early Thu. SE to S winds gradually increase across the basin Thu and Thu night as the next cold front approaches the coast of Texas. This front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri morning and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche by late Fri, and from Naples, FL to Cancun, Mexico early Sat before weakening. Strong to near-gale force winds will follow this front across the western and central Gulf of Mexico, possibly reaching gale force over the far western Gulf Fri. Conditions improve Sat night as high pressure builds over the Gulf. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI W OF 94W... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT W OF 94W... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. West of 94W, winds shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except building to 7 to 10 ft west of 94W. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.