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FZNT24 KNHC 281455

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 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.



GMZ001-010300-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A nearly stationary front extends from north-central

Florida southwestward to a 1013 mb low near 27N87W while a pre-

frontal trough extends from near Venice, Florida to 25N85W.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are present near and southeast

of the trough as well as south of 25N between 83W and 87W. This

activity will progress southeastward this morning as it weakens. 

The weak front will slowly move southeastward and exit the basin 

tonight. Afterward, a strong high pressure system will build 

west- southwestward over the area from the N Atlantic beginning on

Sun night, with the related gradient generally supporting 

moderate to fresh east to southeast winds across the Gulf. Locally

strong winds will occur at night off the northern Yucatan 

Peninsula Tue and Wed.



$$



GMZ040-010300-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



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

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

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-010300-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



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

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

.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-010300-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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



$$



GMZ057-010300-

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

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 85W,

and 2 to 4 ft E of 85W. 



$$



GMZ058-010300-

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

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



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

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

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-010300-

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

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the

afternoon. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-010300-

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

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-010300-

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

Florida-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds 

less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers.

.TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated

showers.

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. 

Isolated showers.

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

showers.

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

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

.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ048-010300-

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

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



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

.TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt.

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

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds

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

or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.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 to 15 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ049-010300-

Central Bay of Campeche-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less 

than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE to E swell.

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. 

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-010300-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

955 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

.WED...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



Forecaster Aguirre
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