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FZNT24 KNHC 050237

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 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.



GMZ001-051445-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

gentle winds and slight to moderate seas into the weekend. 

Pulses of fresh winds will occur west of the Yucatan Peninsula 

each night, locally strong Wed night, along with moderate seas. 



$$



GMZ040-051445-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

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

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

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in

the evening. 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. 



$$



GMZ041-051445-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



.OVERNIGHT...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, variable

winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.THU...E to 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 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 in the late morning and early afternoon,

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

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



$$



GMZ056-051445-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early

morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.FRI...NE to 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S

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



$$



GMZ057-051445-

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

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

.THU...E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,

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

.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. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,

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

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

early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-051445-

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

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 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. 

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

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

.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...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. 



$$



GMZ045-051445-

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

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

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

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

.THU NIGHT...E 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 to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 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. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ046-051445-

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

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE

10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

.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 late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 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. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ047-051445-

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

Florida-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 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 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,

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

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

10 kt early in the morning. 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. 



$$



GMZ048-051445-

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

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

NE 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the late

evening and early morning, 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. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to

E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. 

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

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

SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ049-051445-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E 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 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ050-051445-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1037 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



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

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

evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.THU...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in

the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



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