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FZNT24 KNHC 160321

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



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.



GMZ001-161530-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure center will remain over the north-

central Gulf through Mon, then moves toward the SE Gulf by Tue

while weakening some. This pattern will continue to support

mostly gentle to moderate E to SE winds across the basin, with

pulses of fresh winds occurring north and west of the Yucatan

Peninsula and into the Bay of Campeche each night, as a surface

trough migrates from the Yucatan Peninsula westward across the

SW Gulf. Slight to moderate seas are expected through the

forecast period. 



$$



GMZ040-161530-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 27N, variable winds less

than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-161530-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, SE winds

10 kt late 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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of

92W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ056-161530-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.SUN...W of 89W, E winds 10 kt. E of 89W, NE winds 10 kt late in

the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt late in the evening,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, S winds 10 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW

10 kt early. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or

less. 

.THU...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or

less. 

.THU NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S

to SW 10 kt early. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or

less. 



$$



GMZ057-161530-

NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late 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...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-161530-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-161530-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ046-161530-

Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 kt N of

24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N,

and 3 ft or less N of 24N. 

.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-161530-

SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of

Florida-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of

24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...NE to E 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...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable

winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW winds

10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.THU...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ048-161530-

SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt late in the

evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E

winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-161530-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt

late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.MON NIGHT...NE to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-161530-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1121 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E

10 to 15 kt early. E of 90W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



Forecaster Ramos
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