682 FZNT32 KNHC 311956 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 356 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 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 cold front is approaching the NW gulf waters. The front will stall near the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts tonight, then return N as a weakening warm front Thu. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the front could produce brief gusty winds and higher seas. A surface trough is expected to form each day over the Yucatan Peninsula, then move over the Bay of Campeche at night. Fresh to locally strong winds will be possible over the eastern waters of the Bay of Campeche from sunset to around midnight as the troughs move offshore. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.