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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1000 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.
GMZ001-081400-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL ZONES TO JUST OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND
VERACRUZ IS SUPPORTING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS TO GALE FORCE NORTH OF THE FRONT IN THE SE LOUISIANA
COASTAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
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 THROUGH SAT.
SMOKE FROM AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO IS CREATING
HAZY CONDITIONS IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE W AND SE GULF.
GMZ040-081400-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-081400-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 92W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN SE SWELL, SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ056-081400-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 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 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-081400-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-081400-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 96W, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. E OF 96W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN N SWELL.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ045-081400-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
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.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN NE SWELL, SUBSIDING
TO 3 FT OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ046-081400-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING
TO S TO SW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO 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 LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ047-081400-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO 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
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY
IN THE EVENING. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ048-081400-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE,
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-081400-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-081400-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1000 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 90W, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 90W, N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT W OF 90W, AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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