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FZNT24 KNHC 290323

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 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.



GMZ001-291530-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between a high pressure

system over New England and a stationary front over the offshores  

NE of the Bahamas will continue to support fresh to strong NE to 

E winds and rough seas in the E Gulf into late this week. Winds 

and seas will gradually diminish into Sat as the ridge slides 

eastward. Looking ahead, another robust high pressure system will 

reach New England late this weekend and early next week allowing 

winds and seas to increase in the NE Gulf. Elsewhere, gentle to 

moderate winds and moderate seas will prevail into early next 

week. Looking ahead, expect fresh SE to S winds over much of the 

Gulf by Mon between high pressure over the western Atlantic and a 

cold front moving through the Southern Plains. 



$$



GMZ040-291530-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

isolated tstms. 

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt late in the evening, becoming

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

.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-291530-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-291530-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-291530-

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

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ058-291530-

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

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.SAT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E

10 kt late. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E

10 kt late. E of 96W, NE to E 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ045-291530-

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

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

.SAT...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. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE 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. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ046-291530-

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

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell.

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-291530-

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

Florida-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE

swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ048-291530-

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

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt late in the evening, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

becoming NW 10 kt early. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-291530-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE

10 kt late. N of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 10 kt late in the evening,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt

late. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt

late. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE

10 kt late. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt late in the morning,

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

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



$$



GMZ050-291530-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

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

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

or less. 

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

.SUN...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less

than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



Forecaster Ramos
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