874  
FZNT32 KNHC 200921  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
421 AM EST THU FEB 20 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM VENICE, FLORIDA  
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 23N90W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE  
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE  
REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS  
IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR OFF VERACRUZ. THESE  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING  
TO AROUND 19 FT TODAY OFF VERACRUZ. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH  
DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO 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 OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF 22N AND WEST OF 90W FRI  
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH ON  
SAT NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS AND TRACK NE NEAR THE REST OF THE TEXAS  
COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
SETTLE IN OVER THE NW GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK, PRECEDED BY A SURGE  
OF MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE EASTERN GULF TO  
THE SW GULF.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF  
COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF  
COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ELSEWHERE, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM  
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE 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  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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