000 FZNT32 KNHC 202122 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 422 PM EST Fri Dec 20 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...Strong NE winds prevail over the eastern Gulf and the Straits of Florida as a low pressure trough persists over the central Gulf. Low pressure will develop along this trough on Sat, then move NE and deepen through Sun night as it crosses northern Florida. Gale force winds are expected over the NE Gulf Sat night as the low approaches the Florida Big Bend. An associated cold front will sweep across the central and eastern Gulf this weekend. Strong NW winds will follow the front, with gale force winds expected over the far SW Gulf off the coast of Veracruz. Winds will gradually diminish Mon through Tue night as high pressure settles over the NW Gulf. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 8 to 11 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.