000 FZNT32 KNHC 191912 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 212 PM EST Sat Jan 19 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...Fresh to strong SW to S return flow will shift eastward across the N Gulf today ahead a strong cold front moving across the NW Gulf. NW gales will follow the front across the W and NW Gulf through tonight. A squall line will precede the front as it crosses the Gulf. The front will extend from 30N85W to 25N88W to 19N92W tonight, then exit from the Gulf Sun morning. Strong winds will taper off across the basin by sunrise on Mon. High pressure ridging over the Gulf from the N will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow to develop over the western Gulf by Tue morning. The strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf Tue night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf Wed. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF TODAY...E of front S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. W of front NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .REST OF TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere, shifting NW 25 to 35 kt behind front late. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .REST OF TODAY...S 20 to 25 kt early, shifting NW to N 30 to 40 kt W of front. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .REST OF TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.