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FZNT24 KNHC 270144
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 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.

GMZ001-271345-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge across the E Gulf waters, combined with a
surface trough along the coast of Mexico reaching offshore
Veracruz will support moderate to fresh southeast winds and 
moderate seas over the western half of the Gulf, and gentle to 
moderate winds with slight to moderate seas over the eastern part 
of the basin through the middle of the week. In addition, a 
diurnal trough will pulse moderate to fresh winds off the Yucatan 
Peninsula during the evenings through Fri night. Looking ahead, a 
cold front will enter the northern Gulf Wed night into Thu.


$$

GMZ040-271345-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 
.WED NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 27N, S winds 10 kt in
the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ041-271345-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt
early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ056-271345-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E
10 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt,
shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ057-271345-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the late evening and
early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NW to
N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ058-271345-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 20 to
25 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ045-271345-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ046-271345-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.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 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S of 24N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds
10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE
10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ047-271345-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than
5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.FRI...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the
late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in
the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

$$

GMZ048-271345-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E
15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE 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 S of 21N W of 95W, and E
to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ049-271345-
Central Bay of Campeche-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the 
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ050-271345-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt early in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE early in
the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in
the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 
NE to E 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt
early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt
early in the evening. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming
NE to E 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

Forecaster Aguirre