919 FZNT32 KNHC 070216 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 916 PM EST Fri Dec 6 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...Fresh to strong N to NE winds and moderate to rough seas follow a cold front that extends from 26N82W to 25N98W. The front will reach the Florida Straits by early Sat and then dissipate while the stationary portion of the front lift northward as a warm front before dissipating Sat night. Broad high pressure will build north of the area behind the front into Mon, supporting moderate to fresh E to SE winds across the basin. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front is forecast to enter the far northwest Gulf Tue night, followed by strong to gale-force winds and rapidly building seas. The front is forecast to reach from Venice, Florida to the northern Yucatan peninsula to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Wed afternoon and exit the basin Wed evening. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.