253 FZNT32 KNHC 170914 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 414 AM EST Sat Feb 17 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 strong cold front just inland the Texas coast will move into the NW Gulf this morning, with strong to near gale force winds in the wake of the front. The cold front will reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon and from near Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula early Sun. The front will push east of the basin by Sun night. Weak low pressure will develop along the front in the NW Gulf today and track eastward across the basin during the weekend. The strong to near gale winds will spread across most of basin through Sun night. Gale force winds will develop behind the cold front offshore of Tampico, Mexico Sat afternoon and Veracruz, Mexico by Sat evening. Near gale to gale force winds are also possible along the cold front in the central Gulf as it sweeps across the basin. Rough to very rough seas will spread across most of the Gulf Sat through Sun. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high pressure settles in across the region. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 96W, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt except W of 96W becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon Seas 8 to 12 ft. Between 94W and 96W, N to NE winds N to NE winds 10 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Between 87W and 94W, N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W of 94W, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 96W building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. E of 94W, N to NE winds N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon, Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 25 to 35 kt, seas 9 to 14 ft late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...W of 94W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt in the morning, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. E of 94W, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Sea SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. s 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 TO 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.