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FZNT32 KNHC 201523
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1123 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
WIDESPREAD STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS, WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE, AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR
TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO 20N97W IN EASTERN MEXICO. GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS ARE SLATED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON OFFSHORE OF
VERACRUZ. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE BASIN LATE TONIGHT, AND WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON
FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BASIN FRI, SUPPORTING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF, AND LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS IN THE EASTERN BASIN
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN,
ENHANCING WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS IN THE PENINSULA
ADJACENT WATERS. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO
ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN BASIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N W OF 87W
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 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
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ, AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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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