000 FZNT32 KNHC 161448 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 948 AM EST Tue Jan 16 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 frontal boundary extends southwestward from the Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche. Strong to gale northerly winds and very rough seas are occurring behind this front across the northwestern Gulf, which will shift southward into the west-central and southwestern Gulf this afternoon and evening before gradually subsiding tonight. Fresh to strong N winds and rough seas will reach the central Gulf this afternoon and eastern Gulf by early Wed morning. The front will exit the Gulf tonight into Wed morning. Afterward, the next cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf late Thu and move southward across the basin through late Fri night into Sat morning, followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and moderate to rough seas. Gale force winds and rough seas are expected over the Bay of Campeche behind the front on Sat. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TODAY and TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 35 kt, seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.