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FZNT24 KNHC 041418

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 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.



GMZ001-050230-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support moderate or

weaker winds and slight to moderate seas over much of the waters

through early next week. Winds will pulse to fresh with moderate

seas off western Yucatan during the evenings due to a diurnal

surface trough moving west off the peninsula each night. 



$$



GMZ040-050230-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-050230-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ056-050230-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-050230-

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

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

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

.SUN...W 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, becoming SW to W

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ058-050230-

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

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-050230-

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

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N

of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...SE 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 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. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-050230-

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

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming

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

.TONIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

or less. 

.SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds

less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less

than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-050230-

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

Florida-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N

of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ048-050230-

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

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

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

10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ049-050230-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-050230-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1018 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026



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

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

3 ft or less. 

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

3 ft or less. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to

2 to 4 ft late. 



$$



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