202  
FZNT32 KNHC 190352 CCA  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST...CORRECTED  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1017 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
 
CORRECTED TO ADD FOG OVER THE NW GULF  
 
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. OTHERWISE, DENSE FOG IS  
BEING REPORTED OVER THE NW GULF WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM,  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WED.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DENSE  
FOG WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM.    
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  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 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  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, SE WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO S 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. 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  
NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.   
THU  
NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF  
COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
17 FT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W  
   
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  
N 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 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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