Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
551 FZNT32 KNHC 050255 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 955 PM EST Thu Dec 4 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 cold front extends from a 1015 mb low pres near 29N91W to Tamaulipas and a few showers are noted near the boundary. Fresh to locally strong N to NE winds and moderate seas will occur in the western Gulf behind the front into Fri afternoon. Localized near-gale force winds will be possible offshore of northeastern Mexico early on Fri. Mainly moderate or weaker winds are then expected over the basin Fri evening into Sun. Looking ahead, a new cold front is expected to enter the northwestern Gulf late on Sun and sweep over the basin into early next week, leading to fresh to strong N to NW winds and building seas in the wake of the front. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.