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FZNT24 KNHC 040929

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 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.



GMZ001-042130-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh N winds will follow a trough along 

the E Mexican coast to Veracruz through Tue. A ridge will extend 

from the western Atlantic into north Florida through today, 

supporting moderate to fresh SE to S winds and moderate seas 

across much of the central and eastern Gulf. Looking ahead, this 

ridge will shift SE into midweek ahead of a slowly moving front, 

which will stall over the northern Gulf by midweek. Fresh NE to E

winds and building seas are forecast N of the front, with fresh 

to strong NW to N winds possible off Veracruz through the early 

part of the week. Gentle to moderate easterly winds and slight 

seas will persist elsewhere through the latter part of the week. 



$$



GMZ040-042130-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-042130-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 92W, and variable less

than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...W of 92W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 92W, E winds 10 kt in the

morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-042130-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W,

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

2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building

to 3 ft or less in SE to S swell in the afternoon. 

.TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N

winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or

less W of 89W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 89W. 

.WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW

winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt W of 89W, and E 15 to 20 kt E of 89W.

Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-042130-

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

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated

tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building

to 3 ft or less in S swell in the afternoon. 

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

to S 10 kt late. E of 85W, W to NW winds 10 kt,

shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ058-042130-

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

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 10 kt E of

96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 96W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.

Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...W of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds

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

5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...W of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 96W, N to NE winds

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

5 ft. 

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

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

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

.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 kt E of 96W. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ045-042130-

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

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late.

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. 

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

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and

3 to 5 ft N of 24N. 



$$



GMZ046-042130-

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

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

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

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than

5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft

or less late. 

.WED...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt.

Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell in the

afternoon. 

.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE 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. 

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

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



$$



GMZ047-042130-

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

Florida-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft

or less late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ048-042130-

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

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE

10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to

15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated

tstms. 

.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N

to NE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. 

.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 10 to

15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ049-042130-

Central Bay of Campeche-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.WED...S of 20N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, SE to S

winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 20N, and 3 to

5 ft N of 20N. 

.THU NIGHT...S of 20N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

N of 20N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-042130-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

529 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas

3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated

tstms. 

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

.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

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

3 ft or less. 

.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 90W, and 3 ft or

less E of 90W. 

.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 90W,

and 3 ft or less E of 90W. 



$$



Forecaster Ramos
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