Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
029 FZNT32 KNHC 100805 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 305 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico 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...Low pressure over the NW Gulf will lift northeastward across the lower Mississippi Valley today, dragging a cold front across the most of the Gulf through Sat. Strong to near gale force winds E of the front will diminish through tonight. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will follow the front, reaching gale force off Veracruz, Mexico today. These winds and seas will diminish this weekend, as the front stalls over the southeast Gulf. A reinforcing cold front will move into the Gulf early next week, followed by strong winds and rough seas. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increase to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.