594  
FZNT32 KNHC 190925  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
425 AM EST WED FEB 19 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 EXTENDING FROM SW  
LOUISIANA NEAR 29N92W TO SOUTHERN TEXAS NEAR 26N97W WILL 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 THIS  
MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH THU  
NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS,  
PEAKING TO AROUND 18 FT TONIGHT 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 OFFSHORE WATERS AHEAD OF THE  
FRONT WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM, EXPECTED TO CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO  
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2  
NM.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 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 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE,  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N 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. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO  
7 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 60 NM  
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
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 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO  
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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