Offshore Marine Forecast
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FZNT24 KNHC 050116
OFFNT4
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
916 PM 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.
GMZ001-051330-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
916 PM 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
into the middle of 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.
$$
GMZ040-051330-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 27N, S winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ041-051330-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...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.
.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.
$$
GMZ056-051330-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W winds
10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ057-051330-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. 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, becoming SW to W
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 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.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ058-051330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ045-051330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt
early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 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 S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. 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 3 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ046-051330-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds
10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ047-051330-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...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 early in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the afternoon. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds
10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable 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 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.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ048-051330-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE to E 10 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ049-051330-
Central Bay of Campeche-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...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...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...E 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...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.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ050-051330-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
916 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E early in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to
2 to 4 ft late.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
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