GMZ001-212115-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
506 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Bertha is near 28.7N 86.4W, or about
110 nm south of Panama City, Florida at 5 AM EDT, and is moving
northwest at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to
55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 998 mb. Bertha will
move to near 29.0N 86.8W this afternoon with maximum sustained
winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt, then begin to weaken as it moves to near
29.4N 87.6W late tonight, to near 29.5N 88.7W Wed afternoon with
maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt and inland to near 29.3N
90.5W late Wed night. Bertha is forecast to weaken to a tropical
depression near 29.3N 92.2W Thu afternoon, move to near 29.6N
94.2W late Thu night and become a remnant low as it moves to near
30.4N 96.5W late Fri night. Swells generated by Bertha are
affecting portions of the Gulf coast of Florida and are likely to
spread westward during the rest of the week. Otherwise, weak high
pressure over the western Gulf will not be evident by midweek.
After midweek, Atlantic high pressure will extend westward to the
central Gulf.
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GMZ046-212115- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 506 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. WED S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. WED NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. THU E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. THU NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. FRI E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SAT E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$
GMZ046-212115- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 506 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. WED S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. WED NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. THU E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. THU NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. FRI E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SAT E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$