000 FZNT32 KNHC 220919 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 419 AM EST Sun Dec 22 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...Low pressure over the eastern part of the north- central Gulf near 27N87W extends a cold front south-southwest to the northern Yucatan Peninsula. A warm front extends from the low east-northeastward to across northern Florida. The low will deepen as it slowly tracks northward toward and inland the Florida Big Bend area by late this afternoon. It will then slowly tracks east-southeast across southern Alabama and Georgia to offshore the southeastern U.S. Mon through Tue night. Gale-force winds are expected over portions of the NE Gulf through early this afternoon as the low approaches the Florida Big Bend. A cold front trailing the low will sweep across the central and eastern Gulf through early this evening and to southeast of the Gulf early on Mon. Strong NW winds will follow in behind the front, while widespread areas of rain along with embedded scattered showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong to severe with strong gusty winds and heavy rain with low visibility will precede the front. Gale-force winds in the far SW Gulf near Veracruz tonight will diminish to below gale force late this morning. Elsewhere, winds will gradually diminish Mon through Tue night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 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...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late this morning and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 12 ft, except 10 to 14 ft S of 20N W of 95W. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N, E to SE winds 30 to 35 kt becoming SE to S 20 to 30 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft early in the afternoon. S of 27N, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon except W to NW 15 to 25 kt behind the cold front. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, except 15 to 25 kt N of 25N. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 25N and 7 to 10 ft N of 25N. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.