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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 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.
GMZ001-080715-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT IS OVER THE NW GULF PRODUCING
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO GALE
FORCE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF ON THU, THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY FRI
MORNING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO. THEN,
THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
NEAR VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY SAT MORNING, AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.
SMOKE FROM AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO IS CREATING
HAZY CONDITIONS IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE W AND SE GULF.
GMZ040-080715-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 27N, N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. N
OF 27N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO
SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-080715-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W OF 92W, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 92W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
GMZ056-080715-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 89W, SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS W OF 89W,
AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 89W.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS W OF 89W, AND 4 TO
6 FT E OF 89W.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS W OF 89W, AND 3 TO 5 FT E
OF 89W.
MON
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND SW TO W
10 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-080715-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W, AND SE 10 TO
15 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-080715-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W OF 96W, N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 96W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. E OF 96W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-080715-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 IN E TO SE
SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ046-080715-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ047-080715-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ048-080715-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ049-080715-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-080715-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
311 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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