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FZNT24 KNHC 101344

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 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.



GMZ001-110145-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will persist into early next

week, supporting mostly light to gentle winds and slight seas.

Starting this weekend, winds will pulse to fresh with moderate 

seas off the western Yucatan Peninsula during the evenings due to 

a diurnal surface trough moving westward from the peninsula each 

night. 



$$



GMZ040-110145-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 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 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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



$$



GMZ041-110145-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.TODAY...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, W to

NW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ056-110145-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ057-110145-

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

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-110145-

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

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.TODAY...S winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of

96W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-110145-

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

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

.TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less

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

less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-110145-

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

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N

of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable

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

3 ft or less. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less,

building to 2 to 4 ft late. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-110145-

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

Florida-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-110145-

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

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to

SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ049-110145-

Central Bay of Campeche-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-110145-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

944 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. 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 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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



$$



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