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FZNT24 KNHC 071521
OFFNT4
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 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.
GMZ001-080330-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front stretches southwestward from
southern Louisiana to near Brownsville, Texas, with a surface
ridge in control for the rest of the Gulf waters. Expect scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northwestern Gulf
today, then spread to the north-central and northeastern Gulf
tonight as the front moves farther south. The front will stall
just beyond the Texas coastal waters by this evening, then lift
back to the north as a warm front Fri into Sat as high pressure
ridging builds back in across the basin from the east. Winds will
pulse to fresh to strong near the Yucatan Peninsula in the
evenings through Sat. Looking ahead, another cold front may try to
move into the northern Gulf waters late on Sun, and reach from
north-central Florida to eastern Bay of Campeche by late on Mon,
followed by moderate to fresh north to northeast winds. Scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong to
marginally severe, are possible to precede the fronts.
$$
GMZ040-080330-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ041-080330-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE
to S 10 kt late. E of 92W, S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...W of 92W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ056-080330-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE
10 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SW 10 kt E of
89W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE
10 kt late. E of 89W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
$$
GMZ057-080330-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building
to 3 ft or less in S swell in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt
E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ058-080330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE
10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ045-080330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ046-080330-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to
15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to
15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ047-080330-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE to S 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 to S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ048-080330-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in
the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
GMZ049-080330-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
$$
GMZ050-080330-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1121 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W of 90W, NW winds in the afternoon. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt
in the morning. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
Forecaster Chan