948
FZNT24 KNHC 231414
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 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.

GMZ001-240215-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure pattern will continue over the Gulf
region through the period, maintaining mostly tranquil marine
conditions. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will
remain active across the northern Gulf through the weekend as an
old front meanders along the north Gulf coasts and slowly
dissipates. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will develop over the
south- central Gulf each afternoon through evening this weekend
into early next week as a trough develops over the Yucatan
Peninsula and moves westward at night.

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GMZ040-240215-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

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

$$

GMZ041-240215-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.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...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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-240215-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W 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...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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-240215-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and W 10 kt E of
85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the
evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 85W,
W winds 10 kt in the evening. 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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-240215-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE
winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-240215-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

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

$$

GMZ046-240215-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

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

$$

GMZ047-240215-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to
SE 10 kt late. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E
10 kt late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of
24N. 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...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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ048-240215-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

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

$$

GMZ049-240215-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ050-240215-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1014 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

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