503 FZNT32 KNHC 171630 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1230 PM EDT Mon Mar 17 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...Fresh to strong northerly winds following a cold front that moved out of the basin this morning will prevail through tonight. High pressure will continue settle over the basin through mid week. As the high pressure moves toward N Florida, fresh to strong southerly return flow will set-up over the NW Gulf tonight into Tue. Looking ahead, the next cold front is expected to enter the Gulf region by mid week. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.