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FZNT24 KNHC 181909
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Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 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.

GMZ001-190715-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Relatively weak high pressure will prevail across the basin
through the forecast period. Fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse
along the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon and evening through early
next week as a trough develops inland daily and shifts westward over
the Bay of Campeche at night.

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GMZ040-190715-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to
SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or
less.

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GMZ041-190715-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S 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 in
SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W,
NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 ft or
less.

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GMZ056-190715-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW 10 kt E of
89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the
evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 89W,
W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less
than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or
less.

$$

GMZ057-190715-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW
to W 10 kt late. E of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-190715-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-190715-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-190715-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt
N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less
than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas
3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ047-190715-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, 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, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ048-190715-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E
winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to
E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ049-190715-
Central Bay of Campeche-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to
3 to 5 ft late.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ050-190715-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
309 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

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Forecaster GR