956 FZNT32 KNHC 092102 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 PM EST Thu Jan 9 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 forming along this trough over the coast of Texas will lift northeastward across the lower Mississippi Valley through Fri, dragging a cold front across the most of the Gulf through Sat. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will follow the front, reaching gale force off Veracruz, Mexico Fri. Winds and seas will diminish across the Gulf Sun, as high pressure follows the front across the northern Gulf, while the front stalls over the southeast and south- central Gulf. Looking ahead, a reinforcing cold front will move into the Gulf Mon, followed by strong winds and rough seas. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 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 7 to 10 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 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. .FRI NIGHT...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 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.