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FZNT24 KNHC 081932

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 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.



GMZ001-090745-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary from the Florida Straits to

23N88W will dissipate by late Mon. Moderate to fresh winds will

prevail behind the front. High pressure will then build across

the area, with winds diminishing to gentle to moderate. The next

cold front will move into the NW Gulf on Thu and rapidly shift

across the Gulf basin, moving SE of the area Fri. The front will 

be followed by fresh to strong winds and building seas. 



$$



GMZ040-090745-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...S of 27N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds

less than 5 kt in the evening. N of 27N, NW to N winds 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-090745-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...W of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds

less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 92W, NW winds 10 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to

4 ft in the afternoon. 

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

.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-090745-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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 W to NW

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-090745-

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

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming

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

.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 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 W to NW

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-090745-

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

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-090745-

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

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E winds

10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

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

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

.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. 



$$



GMZ046-090745-

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

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



.TONIGHT...NE 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less,

building to 3 to 5 ft late. 

.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N

swell. 



$$



GMZ047-090745-

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

Florida-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-090745-

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

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the

evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E

winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft

or less in the afternoon. 

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

less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to

15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.

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

.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N

swell. 



$$



GMZ049-090745-

Central Bay of Campeche-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 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. 

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-090745-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

232 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.THU...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less,

building to 3 to 5 ft late. 

.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 90W, seas 2 to 4 ft,

building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. E of 90W, seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



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