000 FZNT32 KNHC 270911 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 511 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 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...Tropical Storm Zeta near 21.0N 88.4W 984 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 22.3N 90.1W this afternoon, then move to 24.4N 91.5W Wed morning. Hurricane Zeta will reach 27.5N 91.2W Wed afternoon, then move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 31.7N 88.0W Thu morning. Zeta will weaken to a tropical depression over North Carolina Thu afternoon, then become extratropical Fri morning. A cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and stretch from Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. It will exit S and E of the basin Fri night. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds will follow behind the front through Fri night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 45 to 55 kt, becoming NE 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 55 to 70 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 60 to 70 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 50 to 65 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and S 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. NE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.