000 FZNT32 KNHC 052142 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 542 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 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...Recently upgraded Tropical Storm Milton is near 22.7N 95.5W at 5 PM EDT, or about 210 nm N of Veracruz, Mexico and is moving north-northeast at 3 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1006 mb. Milton will move to near 22.9N 95.0W late tonight, to near 23.0N 94.1W Sun afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, and strengthen to a hurricane near 23.0N 92.8W late Sun night with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Milton is forecast to reach near 23.1N 91.2W Mon afternoon with maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt, and continue to strengthen as it reaches near 23.8N 89.3W late Mon night, to near 24.8N 87.2W Tue afternoon with maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt and change little in intensity as it moves to near 27.7N 83.0W by Wed afternoon, and track across central Florida into Wed night. Increasing winds and seas are expected over most of the northern and western Gulf sections beginning Sun. Conditions should improve across the basin once Milton departs the basin. Swells generated by Milton are expected to affect most of the Gulf by early next week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 50 to 65 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 60 to 75 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 70 to 85 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.