000 FZNT32 KNHC 031440 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 940 AM EST Wed Jan 3 2018 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...Reinforcing surge of cold air will bring gale force winds in the coastal waters from Tampico to Veracruz today. Winds and seas will diminish Thu through Sat as strong high pres over the United States slides eastward. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W of 95W N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.