


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
529 FZNT24 KNHC 161955 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 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. GMZ001-170800- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the area will allow for generally light to gentle winds and slight seas during the forecast period. $$ GMZ040-170800- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-170800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...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...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...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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-170800- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-170800- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 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, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 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. 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. $$ GMZ058-170800- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-170800- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E 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...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 SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-170800- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-170800- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. 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, becoming W to NW 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, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-170800- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-170800- Central Bay of Campeche- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-170800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 355 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .SUN...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 90W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 90W, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 90W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre