000 FZNT32 KNHC 071518 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 AM EDT Mon Oct 7 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...Hurricane Milton is near 21.7N 91.7W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving east-southeast at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 135 kt with gusts to 165 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 933 mb. Milton will move to 21.5N 90.4W this evening, 22.2N 88.3W Tue morning, 23.6N 86.4W Tue evening, 25.5N 84.7W Wed morning, 27.7N 82.8W Wed evening, and 29.2N 80.1W Thu morning. Milton will weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 30.8N 71.0W early Fri. Meanwhile, 1005 mb low pressure is near 26N85.5W along a stationary front stretching from near Tampa Bay, Florida through the low to 24N90W. Fresh to near gale force winds and building seas are north of the front. The low and front will slowly shift east-southeastward through Tue. Conditions should improve across the basin by the end of the week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE winds 50 to 65 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 40 to 50 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 90 to 110 kt, becoming N 105 to 125 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 85 to 105 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 95 to 115 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 11 to 16 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 115 to 135 kt, diminishing to 105 to 125 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 115 to 135 kt, diminishing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 105 to 125 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 100 to 120 kt, shifting to NW 95 to 115 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon.