000 FZNT32 KNHC 312043 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 443 PM EDT Wed Oct 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 strong cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast early Thu with strong to near gale-force S to SW wind flow ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts. The front will reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from near Tampa Bay to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sun. A squall line with strong thunderstorms is expected ahead of the front over the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening with brief gale-force winds possible in the squalls. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.