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FZNT24 KNHC 261504

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 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.



GMZ001-270315-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist over the Gulf region through the

forecast period. Gentle to moderate anticyclonic winds will 

generally prevail across the basin during this time, except for 

fresh to locally strong NE to E winds pulsing off the northwestern

Yucatan Peninsula nightly, and moderate to locally fresh SE to S 

winds across the far northwestern Gulf through the weekend. 

Looking ahead, a weak frontal boundary will sink southward into 

the northeast Gulf Mon night and Tue. 



$$



GMZ040-270315-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-270315-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-270315-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than

5 kt E of 89W. 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. 



$$



GMZ057-270315-

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

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

.TONIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE

to S 10 kt late. E of 85W, variable winds less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, E winds 10 kt in

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

.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than

5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the

evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 85W,

NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell, subsiding to 3 ft

or less in the afternoon. 

.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-270315-

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

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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



$$



GMZ045-270315-

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

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ046-270315-

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

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of

24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ047-270315-

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

Florida-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.TUE...S of 24N, E 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.

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



$$



GMZ048-270315-

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

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-270315-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. 

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ050-270315-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1104 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to

20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to

15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



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