000 FZNT32 KNHC 042108 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 505 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 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...Strong NE winds over the NE Gulf will diminish through Thu as an inverted trough moves W across S Florida into the SE Gulf from 26N82W to 22N85W on Thu, and from 28N84W to 21N87W on Fri. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Fri ahead of Tropical Depression 16-E currently in the SW Caribbean. Sixteen-E will move N through the Yucatan Channel as a tropical storm on Fri evening, and intensify to a hurricane reaching near 25.0N 88.0W at 2 PM Sat, and move inland near 20.5N 86.0W at 2 PM Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.