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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 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.
GMZ001-031330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
SYNOPSIS
A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH SAT MORNING SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER MOST OF THE BASIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS IN THE NE GULF. EAST WINDS WILL PULSE
TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH, WHILE MAINLY MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH E TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS EARLY SAT, AND REMAIN THERE ON SUN BEFORE
SHIFTING EAST OF THE BASIN ON MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF LEADING TO MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONES EARLY NEXT WEEK,
INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY EARLY TUE
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MAY REACH
THE NW GULF BY EARLY THU.
GMZ040-031330-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ041-031330-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-031330-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W OF 89W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
GMZ057-031330-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 85W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W OF 85W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-031330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 96W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 96W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-031330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-031330-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-031330-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-031330-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-031330-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
N OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-031330-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY
IN THE EVENING. E OF 90W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. E OF 90W, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. E OF 90W, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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