Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
809 FZNT32 KNHC 042045 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 345 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 entering the northwestern Gulf today will move southeastward over the basin through Fri, and 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 20 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...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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.