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FZNT24 KNHC 060322

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1122 PM 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.



GMZ001-061530-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

gentle to occasionally moderate winds, and slight seas through

the upcoming weekend and into early next week. Pulses of fresh

winds will occur west of the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Bay of

Campeche each night, locally strong tonight, along with moderate 

seas.



$$



GMZ040-061530-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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 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...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. 

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

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



$$



GMZ041-061530-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-061530-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-061530-

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

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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



$$



GMZ058-061530-

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

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ045-061530-

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

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

.THU...E 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. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-061530-

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

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

and isolated tstms. 

.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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-061530-

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

Florida-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ048-061530-

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

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds

10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-061530-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-061530-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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

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

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

.FRI...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 ft or

less. 

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

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

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

.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



Forecaster Ramos
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