438  
FZNT32 KNHC 201007  
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 THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN  
EARLY ON FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH  
THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO 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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