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FZNT24 KNHC 141902
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 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.
GMZ001-150715-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
SYNOPSIS
A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH FRI
PRODUCING A GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NORTHWEST
GULF LATE FRI, AND REACH FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO
ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT, WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE
WEST-CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY SAT MORNING, AND OVER THE SW GULF BY
SAT AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS. GALE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST OVER THE
SW GULF TROUGH SUN.
GMZ040-150715-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 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 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
GMZ041-150715-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W OF 92W, E WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
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 TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 92W,
AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 92W.
MON
W OF 92W, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 92W, E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
GMZ056-150715-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 89W, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ057-150715-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
GMZ058-150715-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W OF 96W, N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF 96W,
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ045-150715-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 25 TO 30 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
24N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
GMZ046-150715-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
24N, NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
24N, E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N, E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
24N, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
GMZ047-150715-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. N
OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
24N, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N, E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
24N, E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N, E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N, AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N.
GMZ048-150715-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S OF 21N W OF 95W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W, SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 25 TO
35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
GMZ049-150715-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 20N, N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N
OF 20N, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 20N, AND
9 TO 13 FT N OF 20N.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
GMZ050-150715-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
302 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 90W, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W, AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W, AND
4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
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