GMZ001-300730-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
316 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will generally maintain
gentle to moderate southeast to south winds across the basin,
except for light to gentle variable winds over the NE Gulf
through Fri. Moderate seas will be over the western Gulf while
mostly slight seas will be elsewhere through Fri. A diurnal
trough will pulse fresh to strong winds off the Yucatan
Peninsula during the evenings and at night through Fri. A weak
cold front will move into the far northern Gulf Thu and stall
Thu night into Fri. A strong late-season cold front will emerge
off the Texas coast late Fri night. The front will reach from
northern Florida to the Bay of Campeche by late on Sat, then from
central Florida to the Yucatan peninsula on Sun before stalling
over the SE Gulf Mon. The front will be followed by fresh to
strong north to northeast winds, with winds reaching gale-force
offshore Tampico and Veracruz on Sat. Seas are forecast to build
to around 12 ft, but possibly higher over waters affected by the
gale conditions before subsiding Sun and Sun night. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong, are expected to
precede the front.
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GMZ041-300730- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 TONIGHT SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. THU SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. THU NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. FRI NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SAT W of 92W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 92W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. SUN NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. SUN NIGHT NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. MON E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$
GMZ041-300730- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 TONIGHT SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. THU SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. THU NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. FRI NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SAT W of 92W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 92W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. SUN NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. SUN NIGHT NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. MON E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$