000 FZNT32 KNHC 231517 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 AM EST Wed Jan 23 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...A cold front will move across the Gulf waters today followed by strong to gale force northerly winds and building seas. Strong southerly winds are also expected ahead of the front, forecast to reach a position from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche tonight. Winds and seas will diminish across the Gulf Thu as the front moves southeast of the region. Winds and seas will increase Sat into Sun over the southern Gulf as another frontal boundary moves through the basin. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 94W, W winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N. Elsewhere, SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 94W, SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon,Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt,Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.