399  
FZNT32 KNHC 201525  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1025 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
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  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO  
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL N OF THE FRONT TODAY AS IT GRADUALLY STALLS. LOW  
PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT, THEN TRACK  
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WED, DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS  
THE ENTIRE BASIN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL  
INDUCE GALE-FORCE N TO NE WINDS EARLY TUE BECOMING STRONG GALES  
AND EXPANDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WED, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO  
STORM FORCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL GULF.  
MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ACROSS THE BASIN  
DUE TO THE EXPANSIVE AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS AND A LARGE AREA  
OF VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS  
NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.   
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, NW WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE,  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT,  
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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