Offshore Marine Forecast
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FZNT24 KNHC 290220
OFFNT4
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 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.
GMZ001-291430-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will persist across the Gulf
waters through early next week, supporting moderate or lighter
winds and slight seas. Winds will pulse to fresh with moderate
seas off western Yucatan during the evenings due to a diurnal
surface trough moving west off the peninsula each night. A
nearly-stationary front will meander near the northern Gulf
waters during the next few days producing a few thunderstorms.
Mariners can expect gusty winds and higher seas associated with
the stronger thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ040-291430-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ041-291430-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ056-291430-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. E of 89W,
SW winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in
the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SE to S
10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and E to SE 10 kt
E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ057-291430-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S
to SW 10 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to
2 to 4 ft early in the morning.
$$
GMZ058-291430-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ045-291430-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than
5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of
24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and
3 ft or less N of 24N.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ046-291430-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than
5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of
24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ047-291430-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the
morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ048-291430-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ049-291430-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ050-291430-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1020 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the
evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in
the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E 10 to
15 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
Forecaster Delgado