587  
FZNT32 KNHC 181521  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1121 AM EDT TUE MAR 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
 
FRESH NE WINDS IN THE SE GULF, THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS  
THIS EVENING AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT. MEANWHILE,  
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BASIN  
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRESH TO STRONG S  
WINDS THROUGH WED MORNING, AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE  
FRONT WILL COME OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS WED MORNING, REACH FROM  
SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT, FROM CAPE CORAL TO THE  
YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON, AND EXIT THE BASIN THU NIGHT  
INTO FRI. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS  
AND ROUGH SEAS, EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE BRIEF GALES OFF VERACRUZ THU  
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN ON FRI  
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ESTABLISH ACROSS THE BASIN  
AFTERWARD.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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