000 FZNT32 KNHC 170318 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 PM EDT Sat Mar 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...High pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic through Mon, and maintain a lingering ridge westward over the western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. Former cold front has stalled across the N Gulf waters, and extends from the Florida Big Bend SW to Louisiana adjacent waters then westward to Houston, Texas. The front will begin to drift N and dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sun evening and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue evening. Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front Sun night through Tue. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and into the early morning hours. Light density smoke originating from widespread fire activity mixed in with volcanic emissions in Mexico covers most of the basin, however medium density smoke is over the adjacent waters from Tampico to Veracruz with visibility 5 nm or less. In addition, oil platforms have been reporting dense fog in the NW offshore waters with similar visibility. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.