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FZNT24 KNHC 191448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
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.
GMZ001-200300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO
MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS BY THIS
EVENING. FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE N TO NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO
VERACRUZ, MEXICO THU MORNING BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN EARLY
ON FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS
THE BASIN FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS
OVER THE NE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT FRI THROUGH SUN, ENHANCING
WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS IN THE PENINSULA ADJACENT WATERS.
GMZ040-200300-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL LATE.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL.
GMZ041-200300-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-200300-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT W OF 89W, AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 89W.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
W OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-200300-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
W OF 85W, SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SAT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 85W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-200300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-200300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ046-200300-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND SE 10 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-200300-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N, AND 8 TO
12 FT N OF 24N.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-200300-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-200300-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 20N, N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-200300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1048 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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