123  
FZNT24 KNHC 241752 AAA  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA...UPDATED  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
 
UPDATED ZONES GMZ056 AND GMZ058 FOR WEATHER  
 
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.  
 
GMZ001-250230-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF, SUPPORTING  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND  
CENTRAL GULF, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS IN THE EASTERN BASIN  
INTO MID-WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NIGHTLY THROUGH  
EARLY THIS WEEK, SUPPORTING PULSES OF FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
WINDS OVER ADJACENT WATERS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL SKIRT THE  
NE GULF WITH LITTLE IMPACT TONIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDING INTO THE BASIN IN ITS WAKE WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO  
FRESH SE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NW GULF BY THU.  
 

 
 
GMZ040-250230-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
S OF 27N, SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N, S WINDS 10 KT LATE  
IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ041-250230-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN  
17N86W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO  
17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
W OF 92W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, SE WINDS 10 KT  
LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W OF 92W, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE LATE.  
E OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ056-250230-.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N87W TO  
18N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF HONDURAS... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, S TO  
SW WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE  
10 KT LATE. E OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTING E.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ057-250230-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
W OF 85W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
W OF 85W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING  
TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
THU
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W,  
AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 85W.  
 

 
 
GMZ058-250230-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ045-250230-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.   
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ046-250230-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ047-250230-SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W  
INCL.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO  
17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
HONDURAS... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.UDING  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA-152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ048-250230-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING  
NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND E TO SE  
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND SE 15 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ049-250230-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S OF 20N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 20N, NE TO E  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ050-250230-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
152 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025  
   
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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