000 FZNT32 KNHC 062050 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 350 PM EST Wed Dec 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 strong cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to a 1016 mb low pressure near 26N95W to 21N97W. The low will move E to 26N91W on Thu, then move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front S of the area on Fri night. Strong to gale force winds and rough seas are expected in the wake of the front. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 9 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 8 to 13 ft in swell late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft in NE swell in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.