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FZNT32 KNHC 180923  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
423 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
 
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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA AND WEAKENING TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE  
TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH-  
CENTRAL GULF LATER TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST  
TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND SWEEP ACROSS THE BASIN  
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FROM THE FRONT  
REMNANTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRI AND LINGER THROUGH  
SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS WITH FREQUENT  
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WED  
WHILE GALE-FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE FRONT OFF  
TAMPICO, MEXICO WED AND WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ, MEXICO WED  
NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, BECOMING MORE CONFINED TO THE  
WATERS NORTH OF 22N AND WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
W OF 96W, N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W, SE TO S WINDS  
10 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT,  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
THU
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, S WINDS LESS THAN  
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N  
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO  
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO  
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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