257 FZNT24 KNHC 140219 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 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. GMZ001-141430- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging extending from high pressure over the SW N Atlantic waters into the eastern Gulf will continue to slide E through tonight as low pressure continue to build over the remainder basin ahead of the next front. Southerly gentle to moderate winds will increase to moderate to fresh speeds across the western Gulf tonight and expand to the remaining basin Fri. Southerly winds will further increase to fresh to strong speeds Fri night ahead of a cold front that will move into the NW Gulf Sat morning. The front will reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche by Sun morning and move E of the Gulf Mon morning. Looking ahead, high pressure will settle over the northern basin Mon night. $$ GMZ040-141430- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 20 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the morning. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-141430- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W of 92W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. E of 92W, S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-141430- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 15 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. E of 89W, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-141430- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 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 W of 85W, and SE 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-141430- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ045-141430- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt, shifting to SE to S 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-141430- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-141430- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to 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. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-141430- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Winds NW early in the morning. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-141430- Central Bay of Campeche- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-141430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1019 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, S to SW winds early in the evening. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. E of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA