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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 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.
GMZ001-010730-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BASIN, AND
LIGHT TO GENTLE VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF THROUGH FRI.
MODERATE SEAS WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN GULF, WHILE SLIGHT SEAS
WILL BE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRI. A STRONG LATE-SEASON COLD FRONT
WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT, THEN
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN BEFORE
STALLING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF MON. THE FRONT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, WITH WINDS
REACHING GALE-FORCE OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ EARLY ON SAT,
AND ON SAT NIGHT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO
AROUND 14 FT IN THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
GMZ040-010730-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-010730-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-010730-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT W OF 89W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.
SUN
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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ057-010730-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W OF 85W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT LATE.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
W OF 85W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN S SWELL.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND SE TO S
10 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-010730-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W, AND N 20 TO 30 KT E OF 96W.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-010730-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-010730-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
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.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE TO
E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-010730-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON,
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N,
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ048-010730-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
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
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT IN N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ049-010730-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-010730-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
323 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
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