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FZNT24 KNHC 220235
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 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.
GMZ001-221445-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE OF THE UNITED
STATES SUPPORTS FRESH NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ACROSS MOST
OF THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THESE
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO
STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, MAY BRING NEAR-GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS
FIRST NEAR TAMPICO SUN NIGHT, THEN NEAR VERACRUZ ON MON.
GMZ040-221445-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
GMZ041-221445-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W OF 92W, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. E OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,
SHIFTING TO W TO NW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ056-221445-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 89W, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 89W, W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
GMZ057-221445-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
GMZ058-221445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
W OF 96W, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 96W, S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
GMZ045-221445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
24N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
GMZ046-221445-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. S OF 24N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 11 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 24N, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
GMZ047-221445-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.
MON
S OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.
GMZ048-221445-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N
SWELL.
GMZ049-221445-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 20N, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 20N, N WINDS
10 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
GMZ050-221445-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
935 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 90W, SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W OF 90W, AND
7 TO 11 FT E OF 90W.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
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