GMZ001-071945-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front is moving into the Texas coastal
waters, with high pressure ridging in control across the waters
ahead of it. Moderate to fresh SE-S winds are in the central Gulf
with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere under the high. The weak
front is forecast to move slowly today, and quickly stall just
beyond the Texas coastal waters by this evening, then lift back to
the north as a warm front Fri into Sat as high pressure ridging
builds back in across the basin from the east. Winds will pulse
to fresh to strong near the Yucatan Peninsula in the evenings
through Sat. Looking ahead, another cold front may try to move
into the northern Gulf waters late on Sun, and reach from north-
central Florida to eastern Bay of Campeche by late on Mon,
followed by moderate to fresh north to northeast winds. Scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong to
marginally severe, are possible to precede the fronts.
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GMZ056-071945- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 TODAY S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TONIGHT W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. FRI SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SAT NIGHT S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN NIGHT Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and S to SW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$
GMZ056-071945- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 TODAY S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TONIGHT W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. FRI SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SAT NIGHT S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN NIGHT Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and S to SW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$