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FZNT24 KNHC 051332

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 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.



GMZ001-060145-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will generally dominate, promoting

gentle to occasionally moderate winds, and slight seas through 

the upcoming weekend. Pulses of fresh winds will occur west of the

Yucatan Peninsula each night, along with moderate seas. 



$$



GMZ040-060145-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-060145-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-060145-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated

tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-060145-

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

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

than 5 kt late in the morning. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft

or less. 



$$



GMZ058-060145-

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

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

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

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-060145-

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

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-060145-

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

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ047-060145-

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

Florida-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ048-060145-

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

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, 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. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to

3 ft or less in the afternoon. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-060145-

Central Bay of Campeche-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-060145-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

932 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E 10 to

15 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E winds 10 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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

3 ft or less. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



Forecaster Lewitsky
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