000 FZNT32 KNHC 140318 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EST Tue Feb 13 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...High pressure is the main feature controlling the weather pattern across the basin. It will gradually shift eastward through Fri. A low pressure system is forecast to develop over the NW Gulf late Fri, and track eastward toward the eastern Gulf by late Sat. The attendant cold front is expected to reach from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon, and from near Ft. Myers, FLorida to western Cuba Sat night. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas are expected on either side of the front. Winds to minimal gale force are possible in the wake of the front during the upcoming weekend. Mostly fresh winds will pulse off the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula at night Wed and Thu as a trough develops there in the late afternoons and evenings. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W of 94W, NW winds 10 to 20 kt becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 3 ft or less between 94W and 96W building to 6 to 8 ft early in the afternoon. E of 94W, W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 94W, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Between 87W and 94W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.