000 FZNT32 KNHC 131503 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 AM EST Tue Nov 13 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...Northerly gales and building seas follow a cold front from near the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche. The gales will spread across the western and central Gulf, reaching storm force off Veracruz by this afternoon. The front will reach from near Tampa Florida to the northwest Yucatan Peninsula by late today. Winds and seas will gradually subside through late week as the front sweeps southeast of the area by late Thu. Gentle to moderate northerly flow will cover the Gulf Fri, with high pressure building across the northwest Gulf Sat. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 40 to 50 kt, Seas 15 to 20 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon, Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 16 to 21 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 11 to 16 ft elsewhere. .WED...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.