


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
475 FZNT32 KNHC 171523 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1123 AM EDT Sat May 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...The pressure gradient between high pressure over the eastern Gulf and relatively lower pressure in Texas and eastern Mexico will maintain moderate to fresh with locally strong SE winds and moderate seas across the western Gulf through Tue. Pulsing fresh to locally strong E winds are likely each afternoon and evening through Tue night, north of the Yucatan Peninsula as a trough develops daily and drifts westward. Smoke from agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico will sustain hazy conditions at the west-central and southwestern Gulf into early next week. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.