877
FZNT32 KNHC 191514
OFFN21
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1014 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 EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB
LOW NEAR 28N89W SOUTHWESTWARD TO 26N94W AND TO INLAND MEXICO
NEAR 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN 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 INTO THIS EVENING, AND
OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO AROUND 17 FT TONIGHT OFF
TAMPICO AND TO AROUND 19 FT OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
FROM THE FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW 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. LOW PRESSURE MAY FORM OFF THE TROUGH ON SAT NEAR
SOUTHERN TEXAS AND TRACK NE NEAR THE REST OF THE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS THE
LOW WEAKENS.
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W
..GALE WARNING W OF 94W
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT W OF 94W WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, EXCEPT W OF 94W 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 W OF 96W
TODAY
W OF 96W, N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. E OF
96W, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. 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 W OF 95W
TODAY
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 3 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT W OF 95W NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
THU
W OF 94W, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF
95W NW 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W, N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT W OF 94W EXCEPT
12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 7 TO 10 FT
E OF 94W.
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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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