000 FZNT32 KNHC 140231 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 931 PM EST Wed Dec 13 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...Broad high pressure over the Gulf will maintain light to moderate winds through Thu afternoon. The next cold front will enter the northern Gulf Thu night, then reach from the Florida Big Bend in the NE Gulf to near Tampico Mexico by Fri afternoon, then stall from Tampa to the Bay of Campeche on Sat before lifting back to the W and NW through Sun. Gale force winds are possible along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz Fri and Sat. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N and W of 95.5W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING FRI NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N of 22N and W of 95W N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...S of 21N and W of 95.5W NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.