


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
988 FZNT32 KNHC 092020 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 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 moving into the central Gulf currently reaches from Pensacola, Florida to near Villahermosa, Mexico. Strong winds and building seas follow the front, with winds reaching gale force near Veracruz. Drier air behind the front is starting to clear out areas of fog and haze over the northwest Gulf, but patches of fog may persist over the northeast Gulf ahead of the front through the evening. Winds and seas will gradually diminish from west to east Mon through Mon night as the front exits the Gulf. High pressure will slide eastward across the northern Gulf Tue through Thu. Looking ahead, expect fresh to strong southerly winds and building seas across the basin by Fri, ahead of a cold front moving through the southerly Plains. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.