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FZNT24 KNHC 172049
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 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.

GMZ001-180900-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will drift about the NW Gulf
through Wed night and allow for generally light to gentle winds
and slight seas. Atlantic high pressure will build westward along
about 23N Thu, as Hurricane Erin moves northward of Bermuda.

$$

GMZ040-180900-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds 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.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ041-180900-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...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, becoming N to NE 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to 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.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-180900-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-180900-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt
in the afternoon. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE...W of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and N to NE
10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, N to NE
winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-180900-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to 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 winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, 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...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-180900-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE 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.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-180900-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or
less.

$$

GMZ047-180900-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.

$$

GMZ048-180900-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE 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...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ049-180900-
Central Bay of Campeche-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ050-180900-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
449 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated
tstms.
.MON...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less
than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting
to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S
winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to
E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 ft or less.

$$

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