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FZNT24 KNHC 281953
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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.

GMZ001-290800-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front is forecast to reach the NE Gulf on Fri,
then stall, and remain nearly stationary through Sun with little
change in winds and seas. High pressure will dominate the remainder
of the basin through the weekend into early next week. Under this
weather pattern, mainly gentle to moderate winds and slight to
locally moderate seas will prevail.

$$

GMZ040-290800-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 27N, S winds 10 kt. N of 27N, S winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 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. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ041-290800-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W of 92W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. 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. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-290800-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...W of 89W, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. 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...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW
10 kt late. E of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to
S late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-290800-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt 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...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W,
NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-290800-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 96W, S winds
10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-290800-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than
5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to
3 ft or less late.
.TUE...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and W to NW
10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-290800-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE winds 10 kt
in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. N of
24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late.
Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ047-290800-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of
24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W
10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ048-290800-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ049-290800-
Central Bay of Campeche-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and E 10 kt N of
20N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to 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...S of 20N, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ050-290800-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
353 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

Forecaster GR