490  
FZNT32 KNHC 090854  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
354 AM EST THU JAN 9 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 SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG 96W, WITH FRESH TO  
STRONG N WINDS TO THE W OF IT AND ROUGH SEAS. A FRONTAL LOW  
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS INTO THE  
NORTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING, AND THEN INTENSIFY  
THROUGH FRI. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG TO GALE-  
FORCE WINDS FOR THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI, AND  
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN  
GULF FRI THROUGH SAT. SEAS IN THESE AREAS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE  
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW  
WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE BASIN PRODUCING STRONG TO NEAR-GALE  
FORCE NW TO N WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHWESTERN GULF FRI THROUGH SAT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, NW WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,  
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS  
15 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 4 TO 6 FT  
ELSEWHERE.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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