Offshore Marine Forecast
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FZNT24 KNHC 170325
OFFNT4
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 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.
GMZ001-171530-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail across the Gulf waters
through the week. A weak pressure gradient will support mostly
gentle to moderate winds across much of the basin. A diurnally
induced surface trough will generate fresh to occasionally
strong winds N of the Yucatan peninsula early each evening.
These winds will spread westward away from the Yucatan at night
as the trough migrates into the SW Gulf. Slight to moderate seas
are expected through the forecast period.
$$
GMZ040-171530-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ041-171530-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt late 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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, SW winds 10 kt late in
the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ056-171530-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE winds
10 kt late in the evening. E of 89W, SW to W winds. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S
to SW 10 kt early. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of
89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt late in the morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ057-171530-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W. E of
85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ058-171530-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ045-171530-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds
10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 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 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...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.
$$
GMZ046-171530-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ047-171530-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW winds
10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ048-171530-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt late in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ049-171530-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ050-171530-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1125 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
Forecaster Ramos
