016  
FZNT32 KNHC 200803  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
303 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 FLORIDA KEYS  
SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL N OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SE AND  
GRADUALLY STALLS ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA MON THROUGH MON NIGHT. 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 NORTH TO  
NORTHEAST 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 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT  
LATE. SEAS 12 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 5 TO 7 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 30 TO 40 KT, EXCEPT W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO  
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 23 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 WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
 
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
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 24 FT LATE.  
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 LATE.    
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  
   
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 30 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 LATE.    
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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