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Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
263 FZNT32 KNHC 070228 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1028 PM EDT Tue May 6 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...The pressure gradient between high pressure over the SE United States and low pressure over Mexico will support fresh to locally strong winds over the W half of the basin. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere. Winds will weaken across the basin Thu as the next front approaches. The front will reach across the western zones Thu night, from SE Louisiana to Veracruz, Mexico by early Fri, from the western Florida Panhandle to the eastern Bay of Campeche by early Sat, then from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula early Sun. Smoke from agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico is creating hazy conditions in some sections of the western Gulf, with the lowest reported visibility near the SW Gulf coast. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.