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FZNT24 KNHC 290153

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 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.



GMZ001-291400-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between weak high pressure

over the eastern Gulf and a trough that extends along the coast

of Mexico from Tampico to 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 Wed morning.

Elsewhere, a diurnal trough will pulse fresh to strong winds off

the Yucatan Peninsula this evening, then at mostly fresh speeds

through Fri night. A weak cold front will move into the far 

northern Gulf Thu and begin to stall Thu night into Fri, perhaps

over waters further south. A strong cold front will emerge off 

the Texas coast late Fri night, then reach from northern Florida 

to the Bay of Campeche by late on Sat, and from central Florida to

the Yucatan peninsula on Sun. The front will be followed by fresh

to strong north to northeast winds, with near gale winds possible

offshore Tampico and Veracruz on Sat. Seas are forecast to build 

to around 12 ft, or possibly even higher Sat and Sat night, then 

slowly subside on Sun. There is a potential for the near gale 

winds to reach gale force. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,

some possibly strong, are expected to precede the front. Mariners

should stay up to date with the latest forecast.



$$



GMZ040-291400-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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. 

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

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE to S

winds 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning. N of

27N, NW to N winds early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to

NE swell. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E

swell. 



$$



GMZ041-291400-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.SAT...W of 92W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 92W, W winds 10 kt,

shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in

S swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N

swell. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE

swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-291400-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...W of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late evening

and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW

winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the

evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-291400-

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

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell, subsiding to

3 ft or less early in the evening. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to

20 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. 

.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-291400-

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

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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...W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. E of 96W, N to NE

winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt early in the evening.

Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. 

.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. 

.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE

swell. 



$$



GMZ045-291400-

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

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



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

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SAT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, E to SE

winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late.

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW

swell. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N

swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. 



$$



GMZ046-291400-

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

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

15 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, W winds

10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N

swell. 



$$



GMZ047-291400-

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

Florida-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



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

showers. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers.

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

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

.THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in

the morning. Seas 3 to 4 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. 

.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W

swell. 



$$



GMZ048-291400-

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

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt during 

the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the

afternoon. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. 



$$



GMZ049-291400-

Central Bay of Campeche-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



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

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt early in the

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the 

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.SAT...S of 20N, W winds early in the evening. Winds SE to S

10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. N of 20N,

variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building

to 6 to 8 ft in W swell early in the morning. 

.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to

N swell. 



$$



GMZ050-291400-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

953 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt early 

in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt 

early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt 

early in the evening. E of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, becoming 

NE to E 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt

early in the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3

to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in

the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. 

.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 90W, and

3 to 4 ft E of 90W. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW

swell. 



$$



Forecaster Aguirre
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