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FZNT32 KNHC 200921
OFFN21
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
521 AM EDT THU MAR 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 FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO NEAR TUXPAN, MEXICO. ASCAT AND MARINE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
THAT FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING
BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE FORCE EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA
TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO THU AFTERNOON BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN
EARLY ON FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THU AFTERNOON. VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED THE STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
ACROSS THE BASIN FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE NE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT FRI
THROUGH SUN, ENHANCING WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS IN THE
PENINSULA ADJACENT WATERS. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL COME OFF TEXAS SUN NIGHT INTO MON.
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 87W
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GULF OF AMERICA E OF 87W
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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