000 FZNT24 KNHC 121948 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 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. GMZ001-130800- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 mb high pressure centered over the eastern Gulf of America will slide eastward across Florida and into the W Atlantic by Thu. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will prevail over the western basin tonight, then weaken by early Thu as a front approaches SE Texas. Southerly winds will then increase to fresh to strong speeds across most of the basin Fri, then to strong Fri night ahead of the front. The cold front will move into the NW portion by early Sat, reaching from the Florida Panhandle to just S of Veracruz, Mexico by Sun morning. A reinforcing push may advance the front out of the basin by early Mon, with high pressure settling over the basin Mon night. $$ GMZ040-130800- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-130800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W of 92W, S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 92W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 92W. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ056-130800- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. E of 89W, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ057-130800- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 85W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 85W. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 85W. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ058-130800- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ045-130800- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ046-130800- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ047-130800- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ048-130800- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ049-130800- Central Bay of Campeche- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 20N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ050-130800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 348 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky