000 FZNT32 KNHC 172049 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 349 PM EST Sun Nov 17 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...High pressure centered over the SE United States dominates the basin with moderate to fresh E to SE return flow, except gentle to moderate in the SW Gulf. Winds will increase to fresh to strong from near the Yucatan Channel to the NW Gulf coast tonight through Mon. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf Mon night, reaching from SW Louisiana to near Tamaulipas, Mexico early Tue, then from Apalachee Bay to Tampico, Mexico early Wed. Reinforcing fresh to strong northerly winds and large seas are forecast across the basin Wed night as the front pushes SE of the basin. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Sara is forecast to move over the Yucatan Peninsula today, dissipating before it reaches the eastern Bay of Campeche Mon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.