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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 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.
GMZ001-121930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE NW GULF,
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS EARLY THIS
MORNING, WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT,
GALE-FORCE WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY
REACH FROM THE MID-FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST SE OF VERACRUZ,
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, THEN WILL STALL AND SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN
OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI, DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY FRI THROUGH
SUN AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES JUST N OF THE BASIN. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE SE
GULF BY MON NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS, WITH POSSIBLE GALES IN THE NW GULF,
AND OFFSHORE TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO MON AND MON NIGHT.
GMZ040-121930-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING N
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ041-121930-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 92W, S WINDS 15 KT, SHIFTING TO
W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
GMZ056-121930-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S
10 KT LATE. E OF 89W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W OF 89W, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 89W, W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
GMZ057-121930-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
W OF 85W, SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W OF 85W, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
GMZ058-121930-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
GMZ045-121930-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND N 20 TO 25 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
GMZ046-121930-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
GMZ047-121930-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N,
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ048-121930-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
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
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S OF 21N W OF 95W, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
GMZ049-121930-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S OF 20N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.
GMZ050-121930-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 90W, SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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