000 FZNT32 KNHC 091404 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 904 AM EST Fri Mar 9 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...A ridge extending north to south across the central gulf waters Will shift east from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico this evening. A cold front will move off the Texas coast late Sat night, and race southeast across the entire gulf waters on Sun and Sun night passing through the Straits of Florida on Mon afternoon. Strong northerly winds in the wake of the front will diminish from the northwest through Mon night. A ridge will extend from northeast Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.