000 FZNT32 KNHC 010242 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1042 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 S to SW winds ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts through Thu. A squall line with strong to near severe thunderstorms is expected over the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening ahead of the front. The front will reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to just south of Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from near Cedar Key, FL to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sat evening and lifting N of area Sun. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...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 10 to 20 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE 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 .OVERNIGHT...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...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to 4 ft.