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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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.
GMZ001-202100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
SYNOPSIS
A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TUXPAN, MEXICO. ASCAT AND MARINE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT FRESH
TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING BEHIND THE
FRONT. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ,
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN EARLY ON
FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS
ARE EXPECTED THE STRONGEST WINDS. 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. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL COME OFF TEXAS SUN NIGHT INTO MON.
GMZ040-202100-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-202100-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W OF 92W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, E WINDS
10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
GMZ056-202100-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
W OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W OF 89W, E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-202100-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
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, SHIFTING TO W
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-202100-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO 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
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-202100-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ046-202100-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-202100-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-202100-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-202100-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
S OF 20N, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS
15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-202100-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
455 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2025
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W OF 90W, N TO NE WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SE 10 TO
15 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF 90W, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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