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FZNT24 KNHC 150221

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 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.



GMZ001-151430-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front will prevail just N of the area

through midweek, enhancing thunderstorms across the northern

Gulf waters. Mariners can expect gusty winds, frequent

lightning, and locally higher seas near the stronger

thunderstorms. Fresh to strong easterly winds will pulse

offshore the Yucatan Peninsula each night. Elsewhere, gentle to

moderate winds will prevail. 



$$



GMZ040-151430-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

.THU...SE winds 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 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-151430-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...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 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of

92W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.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...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ056-151430-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening

and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W

to NW 10 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W to NW

10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ057-151430-

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

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt

early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. E

of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...W of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds

less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. E of 85W,

NW to N winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

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

.SUN...W of 85W, NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable

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

.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-151430-

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

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to 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...E to 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE 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. 



$$



GMZ045-151430-

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

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

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

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

.FRI...E to SE winds 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. 

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

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



$$



GMZ046-151430-

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

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ047-151430-

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

Florida-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N,

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

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



$$



GMZ048-151430-

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

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

E 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E 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. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-151430-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.THU...E 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 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-151430-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1021 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt early in

the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

15 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



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