GMZ001-111900-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
349 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over the eastern U.S. is
building southward toward the region. The related gradient will
continue to maintain mostly moderate to fresh east winds across
the basin through tonight. The high pressure will strengthen some
through late Sun night as it shifts eastward over the western 
Atlantic through early next week before it weakens into midweek. A
ridge will stretch west-southwestward from the high to across the
northern Gulf through the period. A tightening pressure gradient 
between the ridge and lower pressure to its southeast associated 
with a frontal boundary will funnel pulsing fresh to strong east 
winds through the Straits of Florida and into the southeastern 
Gulf starting on Mon. Seas across the basin will be at a mostly 
moderate state, except reaching a rough state, at times, in the 
Straits of Florida beginning on Mon.