


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
873 FZNT24 KNHC 130248 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 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. GMZ001-131500- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the basin through late this week, resulting in gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas. Winds are expected to increase to fresh speeds over the eastern Gulf Thu night through Fri night as the pressure gradient tightens some across the area. $$ GMZ040-131500- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-131500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-131500- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-131500- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-131500- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-131500- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-131500- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-131500- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-131500- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-131500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-131500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1048 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Delgado