000 FZNT32 KNHC 160753 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 253 AM EST Mon Dec 16 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 S return flow over W Gulf will persist today. A strong cold front will move off the Texas coast tonight, extend from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Tue afternoon, then move across the SE Gulf by Wed afternoon. N gales and building seas are expected west of the front near the coast of Mexico Tue through Wed. Winds and seas will diminish over the central and western Gulf Thu through Fri. Strong NE to E winds will continue over the Straits of Florida after the frontal passage Thu through Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TUE... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...West of 94W, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING TUE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon,Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 17 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .WED...West of 94W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...NE 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.