000 FZNT32 KNHC 162044 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 344 PM 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 cold front extends from a 1011 mb low near 29N84W to 19N95W. Strong to gale force northerly winds and very rough seas are occurring behind the front across the west-central and southwestern Gulf and will gradually subside tonight. Fresh to strong N winds and rough seas will prevail across the central and eastern Gulf through 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 afternoon after the frontal passage. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .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, shifting to S 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 4 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...N 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, shifting to W after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .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. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .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 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.