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FZNT24 KNHC 101944

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



Offshore Waters Forecast 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.



GMZ001-110745-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extends from the Bermuda High

westward across the northern Gulf, and will dominate the general

wind flow pattern across basin through Fri before it reorganizes

to a weak high center over the NE Gulf through Sat night. 

Gentle to moderate E to SE winds will generally prevail across

the basin, with the exception of pulses of fresh winds occurring 

north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Bay of 

Campeche each evening and night as a diurnal surface trough 

migrates from the Yucatan Peninsula westward across the SW Gulf. 

Slight to moderate seas are expected through the forecast 

period.



$$



GMZ040-110745-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-110745-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-110745-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, S to SW winds 10 kt in

the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ057-110745-

NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or

less. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S

10 kt late. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE

swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. 

.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...W of 85W, SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S

to SW 10 kt late. E of 85W, variable winds less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...W of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds

less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, E winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft

or less. 



$$



GMZ058-110745-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-110745-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ046-110745-

Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to

15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-110745-

SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of

Florida-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft or less. 

.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-110745-

SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-110745-

Central Bay of Campeche-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and lated thunderstorms. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and lated thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and lated thunderstorms. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and lated thunderstorms. 

.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-110745-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

344 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms.

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms.

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. W of 90W, seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft,

subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



Forecaster Aguirre
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