000 FZNT32 KNHC 172213 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 513 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 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...High pressure will dominate the basin through Friday. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico on Friday night and Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday evening. It is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may precede the front. Winds to gale force will be possible behind the front on Saturday night and Sunday morning near Tampico and Veracruz, in Mexico. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt,Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.