000 FZNT32 KNHC 050249 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1055 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 Sixteen currently in the SW Caribbean. T.D Sixteen will move N through the Yucatan Channel near 20.2N 86.3W as a tropical storm at 8 PM Fri, intensify to a hurricane reaching near 25.5N 88.6W at 8 PM Sat, and move inland reaching near 30.5N 87.0W at 8 PM Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...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...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM 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...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...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...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM 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 .OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 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 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 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 NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.