000 FZNT32 KNHC 180254 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1054 PM EDT Thu Oct 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...Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen near 24.1N 93.7W 1004 mb at 0300 UTC moving NE at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Sixteen will continue moving NE tonight, reaching near 26.0N 91.1W Fri morning as a Tropical Storm, then continue NE and gradually expand in size, and strengthen slightly, reaching just offshore of the western Florida Panhandle near 30.2N 86.1W Sat morning, before moving NE and inland Sat. Marine conditions will improve rapidly across the basin Sat night through Sun as Sixteen accelerates off to the NE and eventually into the W Atlc waters. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.