000 FZNT32 KNHC 251517 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 AM EST Fri Dec 25 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 has spread across the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a cold front that has reached the NW Caribbean this morning. Moderate to strong N to NW winds across the E Gulf will quickly diminish and conditions across the Gulf will be quiescent from Sat through Mon. SE to S winds ahead of the next cold front will become moderate to strong on Tue. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.