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FZNT24 KNHC 031446

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 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.



GMZ001-040245-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure will extend a ridge southwestward

into the SE U.S. through the end of the week, with the resultant 

pressure gradient supporting moderate to fresh E to SE winds 

across the Gulf, except in the Bay of Campeche where winds will be

mostly moderate NE to E. Fresh to strong winds are expected each 

night off the northern Yucatan Peninsula starting tonight. 



$$



GMZ040-040245-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to

4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ041-040245-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ056-040245-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-040245-

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

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ058-040245-

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

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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. 

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ045-040245-

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

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to

4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building

to 3 to 5 ft late. 

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

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

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-040245-

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

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

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

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

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

.FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-040245-

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

Florida-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

showers. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ048-040245-

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

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the

afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-040245-

Central Bay of Campeche-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to

4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-040245-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

946 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to

15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt E of

90W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



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