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FZNT24 KNHC 101446

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 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.



GMZ001-110300-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extends from the Bermuda High

westward across the northern Gulf, and will dominate the general

wind flow pattern across basin through the week. Gentle to 

moderate E to SE winds prevail north of 24N along with slight 

seas. Pulses of fresh winds will occur north and west of the 

Yucatan Peninsula and into the Bay of Campeche each evening and 

night as a diurnal surface trough migrates from the Yucatan 

Peninsula westward across the SW Gulf. 



$$



GMZ040-110300-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers 

and thunderstorms. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and 

thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-110300-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-110300-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers 

and thunderstorms. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms.

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms.

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms.

.THU...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable

winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 89W, variable less than

5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.



$$



GMZ057-110300-

NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in

the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than

5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-110300-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...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. 



$$



GMZ045-110300-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ046-110300-

Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to

15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-110300-

SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of

Florida-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-110300-

SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms.

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered 

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-110300-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers

and thunderstorms. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-110300-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1046 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers.

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated 

showers. 

.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated 

showers. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated

showers and thunderstorms. 

.WED...E 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



Forecaster Aguirre
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