000 FZNT32 KNHC 191514 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1014 AM EST Wed Feb 19 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 strong arctic cold front extends from a 1008 mb low near 28N89W southwestward to 26N94W and to inland Mexico near 23N98W. The front will sweep across the rest of the basin through Thu night. A Gale Warning is in effect for the NW Gulf for near gale north winds with frequent gusts to gale force, and also for offshore of Tampico for gale-force north winds developing west of the front this morning into this evening, and off Veracruz tonight through Thu night. These winds will produce rough to very rough seas, peaking to around 17 ft tonight off Tampico and to around 19 ft off Veracruz tonight. Winds and seas will diminish during the weekend. A trough will likely develop from the frontal remnants over the west-central and SW Gulf on Fri and linger through Sat night while weakening. Fresh to strong winds are expected through the period, becoming more confined to the waters north of 22N and west of 90W Fri through Sat night. Low pressure may form off the trough on Sat near southern Texas and track NE near the rest of the Texas coast through Sun night. Conditions improve Sun and Sun night as the low weakens. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 94W with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except W of 94W 8 to 12 ft building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...W of 96W, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W... .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 95W NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .THU...W of 94W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt except S of 20N W of 95W NW 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 19 ft in N swell. E of 94W, N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 94W except 12 to 18 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to 10 ft E of 94W. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.