000 FZNT32 KNHC 230812 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 312 AM EST Mon Dec 23 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...A cold front extends from low pressure over southern Georgia to central Florida, then to just north of Fort Myers and to northwest Cuba early this morning. The cold front will exit the eastern Gulf by early this afternoon. High pressure ridging that builds in across the area on Tue will be confined to mainly the northern Gulf waters Wed through Fri night as a surface trough moves westward over the central Gulf. Light to gentle winds can be expected over the area from late Tue through much of Thu. Winds become east at fresh speeds over the eastern Gulf on Thu and shift to east to southeast in direction on Fri. Over the far western Gulf, winds become southeast to south at moderate to fresh speeds on Fri in response to low pressure that forms west of the area. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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 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. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 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. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, except N of 25N 20 to 30 kt. 6 to 8 ft S of 25N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 25N. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.