936 FZNT32 KNHC 082101 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM EST Tue Dec 8 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...High pressure continue to build across the basin in the wake of a cold front that currently extends across the western Atlantic and west Caribbean. Moderate to fresh northerly winds over the eastern half of the basin will gradually diminish tonight. Surface ridging will prevail through Thu with light to gentle variable winds. Moderate to fresh return flow will establish over the western half of the basin Thu night ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. 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 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.