000 FZNT32 KNHC 082058 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 PM EST Mon Jan 8 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...Low pres just N of the area extends a cold front from SE Louisiana to 24N97W. The low and front will weaken as they continue SE into Tue morning. The front will drift S through Tue night while gradually becoming a remnant trough into early Wed. The trough will drift W through Wed night while dissipating, with return flow then dominating through early Thu. The next cold front may enter the NW portion Thu afternoon, rapidly shifting across the basin through the end of the week. Gale force winds are possible west of the front Fri Morning. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 94W N winds 10 kt increase to 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhwere W of 94W N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft increase to 6 to 8 ft. E of 94W E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.