952
FZNT24 KNHC 171946
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 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.
GMZ001-180800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SARASOTA, FLORIDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF, WITH MINIMAL
STORM FORCE IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT ELSEWHERE
BEHIND THE FRONT INCLUDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL
SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO MERIDA,
MEXICO BY EARLY SUN, THEN DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF
THROUGH TUE AS IT WEAKENS. STORM FORCE WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL
DIMINISH TO STRONG GALE THIS EVENING, THEN PERSIST OVER THE SW
GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. GALES WILL DIMINISH IN THE WEST-CENTRAL
GULF BY EARLY SUN, AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE
BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NE WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE FRONT INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT, PROMOTING
FRESH NE TO E WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO
MID-WEEK.
GMZ040-180800-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-180800-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-180800-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-180800-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-180800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-180800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-180800-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ047-180800-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-180800-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY,
DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING, AND N 30 TO 40 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NE
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-180800-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 19N
AND W OF 93W. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-180800-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W, AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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