000 FZNT32 KNHC 061522 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1122 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 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...A trough over the central Gulf will weaken as it moves into the NW Gulf through tonight, allowing associated strong winds and seas over the NE and N central Gulf to diminish. T.S. Nate in western Caribbean near 18.7N 85.0W at 11 AM EDT is forecast to move into the southern Gulf of Mexico tonight reaching 224.8N 88.3W Sat morning, then intensifying to a hurricane before reaching 28.1N 89.3W Sat evening. Nate will make landfall over the central Gulf coast Sat night then move well N of the area late Sun. More tranquil marine conditions are expected early next week in the wake of Nate. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 45 to 55 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight,Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight,Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, W winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.