000 FZNT32 KNHC 241505 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1005 AM EST Mon Feb 24 2020 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 S flow is expected today ahead of a cold front that will move off the TX coast this evening. Strong high pressure will surge S through the Southern Plains and reinforce this cold front Tue, causing it to accelerate to the SE. The front will continue SE to stretch from the FL Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche, then pass SE of the area Wed night. Strong N gales will develop over the SW Gulf and western Bay of Campeche Wed, then continue over the waters near Veracruz Wed night. Strong N winds and higher seas are expected elsewhere behind the front through Thu. High pressure will settle into the area for the end of the week, bringing improving conditions. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING WED... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W of 94W N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING WED... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W of 94W N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W of 92W N winds 30 to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.