854  
FZNT24 KNHC 301907  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 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.  
 
GMZ001-010715-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS  
THIS WEEK. ITS ASSOCIATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE  
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE BASIN FOR THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS. EAST WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA AND OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI  
NIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST  
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA  
THROUGH THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRI AND  
INTO THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY REACH THE  
NE GULF SAT NIGHT.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-010715-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI  
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-010715-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.   
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-010715-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-010715-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
W OF 85W, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 85W,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W OF 85W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
W OF 85W, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-010715-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-010715-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-010715-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-010715-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. N  
OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-010715-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-010715-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE TO 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  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-010715-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
307 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT  
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO  
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO  
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
W OF 90W, 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.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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