Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
518 FZNT32 KNHC 250235 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 935 PM EST Mon Nov 24 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 is approaching the NW Gulf waters, along with strong showers and thunderstorms. A warm front is lifting northward over the NE Gulf ahead of the aforementioned cold front. Expect fresh southerly flow off the Texas coast tonight supported by the gradient between low pressure over northeast Mexico and high pressure off the Carolinas. These winds will diminish Tue ahead of the aforementioned cold front. A stronger reinforcing cold front will overtake the frontal boundary early Wed, then move into the NW Gulf. The cold front will then sweep to the southeast of the basin by Thu night into Fri, followed by fresh to strong northeast winds and building seas into the weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may accompany the frontal boundary. Gulf of America N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of America E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.