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FZNT24 KNHC 231325

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 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.



GMZ001-240130-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will generate gentle to

moderate winds across the Gulf through Thu. An upper-level

trough will support scattered showers and thunderstorms over the

SE Gulf and the Straits of Florida for at least the next couple

of days. A cold front is forecast to move into the NE Gulf Thu

night and Fri. The front will shift southward before stalling

over the SE Gulf this weekend. 



$$



GMZ040-240130-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-240130-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-240130-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-240130-

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

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ058-240130-

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

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-240130-

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

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

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

isolated tstms. 

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

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

.SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to 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. 



$$



GMZ046-240130-

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

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

.SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.SUN...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.

Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, E to SE

winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas

3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ047-240130-

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

Florida-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the

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

tstms. 

.THU NIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE 10 to 15 kt

N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE 10 kt

N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.SUN...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE to E

winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ048-240130-

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

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



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

becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable

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

.TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,

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

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and variable less

than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ049-240130-

Central Bay of Campeche-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



.TODAY...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt late in the

morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of

20N, E winds 10 kt late in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-240130-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

925 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026



.TODAY...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt late in the morning,

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

than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or

less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.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...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, variable

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

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 90W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



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