000 FZNT32 KNHC 271515 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 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 21.6N 89.5W 985 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 23.1N 90.9W this evening with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt, move to near 25.7N 91.6W Wed morning, then begin to accelerate in a north- northeast motion to near 29.3N 89.9W Wed evening. Zeta will move inland and weaken to a tropical depression well north of the area near 34.2N 85.2W Thu morning. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms will continue to move across the Yucatan Channel from the northwestern Caribbean Sea through late Wed. A cold front just offshore the Texas coast will become stationary today through tonight. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and stretch from Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. It will reach to near western Cuba 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 55 to 70 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 50 to 60 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft late. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 60 to 70 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 25 ft, subsiding to 12 to 18 ft in the afternoon between 87W and 94W and 9 to 13 ft W of 94W. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 45 to 60 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 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 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 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, NE to E winds less than 10 kt. 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 10 to 20 kt. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.