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FZNT32 KNHC 281519
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1019 AM EST Fri Feb 28 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 cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to
26N89W will exit the basin later today. High pressure will
develop over the NE Gulf waters in the wake of the front tonight
while a surface trough in the Bay of Campeche dissipates. A new
cold front is forecast to sink across the NE Gulf waters Sat
night and exit the SE basin Sun morning. Moderate to fresh NE
winds will follow this front. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds
will develop over the western half of the Gulf Sun evening,
expand across the remainder Gulf by Mon morning, and reach fresh
to strong speeds over the western half of the Gulf Tue morning
ahead of the next cold front forecast to come off the Texas
coast late Tue.

Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds
less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting
to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less
than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Gulf of America E of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.