GMZ001-050830-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
503 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A cold front will push offshore the Texas coast
tonight and move slowly southeastward across the basin through
Mon night. Ahead of the front, fresh to strong east winds will
continue across the Straits of Florida and over the far southeastern
Gulf through late tonight. Behind the front, strong northeast
winds and rough seas are expect across portions of the western
Gulf Sun into Mon, with these conditions spreading into the NE
Gulf Mon night through early Thu, at which time they will improve
some. There may be potential for winds in the northeast part of the
NE Gulf to reach gale-force Wed and Wed night. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms may precede the front.
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GMZ041-050830- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 503 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 TONIGHT SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. SUN W of 92W, E winds 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. MON NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. MON NIGHT NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. TUE NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. TUE NIGHT E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. WED E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. WED NIGHT E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. THU E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. THU NIGHT E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. $$
GMZ041-050830- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 503 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 TONIGHT SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. SUN W of 92W, E winds 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. MON NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. MON NIGHT NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. TUE NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. TUE NIGHT E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. WED E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. WED NIGHT E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. THU E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. THU NIGHT E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. $$