000 FZNT32 KNHC 181509 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1009 AM EST Sun Nov 18 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...Moderate to fresh SE flow will set up across the western Gulf today ahead of a cold front forecast to reach the coast of Texas tonight. This front will stall from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico by Mon night. Then, a reinforcing cold front will move off the Texas coast early Tue, merging with the stationary front, then reaching from the Florida panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. The western portion will stall Tue night and then drift northwest through midweek. The eastern portion will continue SE, reaching from S Florida to the central Gulf by late Wed. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W 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. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.