977  
FZNT32 KNHC 191533  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1033 AM EST SUN JAN 19 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 NEAR APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA  
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 25N90W AND TO INLAND MEXICO JUST N OF VERACRUZ.  
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF THE  
FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SE AND GRADUALLY STALLS ACROSS  
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH MON  
NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHERLY GALES IS EXPECTED OFFSHORE OF  
TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO  
FORM OVER THE NW GULF ON MON NIGHT, THEN TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD  
THROUGH WED, DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE ENTIRE  
BASIN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INDUCE GALE  
FORCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPANDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT, 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 CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 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
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7  
TO 12 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 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 14 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, N WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ELSEWHERE, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON,SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, N WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, NE  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
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
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.   
WED
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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