000 FZNT32 KNHC 121524 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 AM EST Tue Feb 12 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...Gale force northerly winds are expected offshore of Tamaulipas and Veracruz this afternoon and tonight. A strong cold front passes through Louisiana near 30N91.5W, to 27N94W, to the coast of Mexico near 25N97.5W. The front will move to a line from the Florida Panhandle, to 25N92W, to 21N97W by this afternoon. The cold front will continue to a line from SW Florida near 26.5N82W to 24N84.5W, to the Yucatan Peninsula near 21.5N88W by tonight. The cold front will dissipate from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday. Southerly return flow will prevail across the basin on Thursday and Friday. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt,Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.