Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
496 FZNT32 KNHC 030941 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 337 AM EST Wed Dec 3 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 Venice, Florida to 25N87W, where it becomes a stationary front and continues to Veracruz, Mexico. Moderate winds and moderate seas are evident behind the front. The cold front will slow down this morning, while the stationary front lifts northward as another low pressure system forms over South Texas and the NW Gulf. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will develop this afternoon in W Gulf and spread eastward tonight into Thu. Then, another cold front will enter the NW waters on Thu, and extend from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico Fri morning, then stall and gradually dissipate. Looking ahead, a strong cold front is likely to sweep across the Gulf late Sun into Mon, bringing strong N winds over much of the basin. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of America E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 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. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.