000 FZNT24 KNHC 170254 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 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. GMZ001-171500- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will meander across the northern Gulf through early Mon. Fresh to strong winds will pulse offshore the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and night. Gentle to moderate winds, and slight to moderate seas, will prevail elsewhere. Upper level low pressure across the eastern Gulf tonight will support active thunderstorms across portions of the NE Gulf through Sun. $$ GMZ040-171500- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-171500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 92W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-171500- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-171500- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W of 85W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-171500- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-171500- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-171500- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-171500- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and SW to W 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-171500- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-171500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-171500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1054 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling