993
FZNT32 KNHC 182016
OFFN21
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
316 PM 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 STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT, MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY WED, AND SWEEP
ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE WARNING
IS EFFECT FOR THE NW GULF FOR NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE, AND ALSO FOR OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
FOR GALE- FORCE NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE FRONT WED AND
WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO
AROUND 18 FT WED NIGHT OFF TAMPICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FROM THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRI AND LINGER
THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. 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.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W
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 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W
..GALE WARNING W OF 96W
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W OF 96W, N WINDS 30 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. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W, 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. BETWEEN 91W AND
94W S OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 91W, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N AND S TO
SW 10 TO 20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 87W
..GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W.
TONIGHT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. 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. ELSEWHERE,
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
WED NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W, N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. E OF 94W, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W, N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT. BETWEEN 94W AND 90W, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. E OF 90W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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