000 FZNT32 KNHC 280905 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 505 AM EDT Sat Oct 28 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 winds follow a cold front currently from SE Louisiana to Tampico Mexico. Winds will reach minimal gale force this morning off the Mexican coast off Tampico, and extend S to Veracruz before diminishing late today. Meanwhile Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen in the NW Caribbean may develop into a tropical storm later today over western Cuba, and move into the Straits of Florida late today ahead of the cold front, then move NE through the northern Bahamas. The cold front will sweep to the SE of the Gulf in the wake of the potential tropical storm by late Sun. Winds and seas will diminish across the Gulf through Sun night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...S of 23N W of 97W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TODAY...S of 23N W of 97W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft building to 10 to 13 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft building to 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt Straits of Florida, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.