000 FZNT32 KNHC 152012 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 312 PM EST Mon Jan 15 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...High pres ridge extending SW over the Gulf will slowly move E through tonight. Fresh to locally strong N to NE winds this morning E of 85W will persist through Tue night. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf Tue afternoon, reach from the Florida panhandle to near 26N91W and to just N of Tampico Tue evening and move to just SE of the area early on Wed. Northerly winds of gale force are possible near Tampico and Veracruz Tue night and Wed, and frequent gusts to gale force are expected over the NW waters Tue and Tue night. Strong high pres following in the wake of the front will shift eastward through Fri as a coastal trough sets up along the southern Texas and northeastern Mexican coast. The trough will move inland the Texas coast late Fri night or early on Sat. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon, except W of 94W NE 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon, except W of 94W 4 to 6 ft building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT....NE winds 15 to 25 kt, except W of 94W N to Ne 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except W of 94W 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...S of 24N and W of 96W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 20 kt by early in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 9 to 13 ft W of 94W. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W WED... .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 25 kt after midnight,Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt,Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 30 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere W of 94W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Between 87W and 94W, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, except S of 21N W of 95W NW 25 to 35 kt early diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 94W, and 6 to 9 ft E of 94W. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 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 4 to 6 ft.