245  
FZNT24 KNHC 290216  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 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.  
 
GMZ001-291430-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL  
DEVELOP OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS  
INLAND AND SHIFTS WESTWARD OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. ELSEWHERE,  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH SAT, SUPPORTING  
MOSTLY GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. THE  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN SOME SAT.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-291430-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW  
10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
S OF 27N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N, W TO NW  
WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-291430-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 92W, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. E OF 92W, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN  
SE SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WED  
W OF 92W, N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-291430-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 KT W OF 89W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT E OF  
89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND S TO SW 10 KT  
E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW  
10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND S TO SW  
10 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND SW TO W 10 KT  
E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND SW TO W  
10 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-291430-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
W OF 85W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, NW TO N  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
W OF 85W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT E OF  
85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW  
10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W OF 85W, SW WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, W TO NW WINDS  
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W OF 85W, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, W TO NW  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-291430-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
W OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E  
10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. E OF 96W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 96W, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 96W, E  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
W OF 96W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 96W, SE TO S WINDS  
10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-291430-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS  
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 24N, E 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 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-291430-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE TO  
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-291430-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF  
24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E  
10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-291430-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, N  
TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. WINDS SW WINDS  
10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, N TO NE  
WINDS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT  
OR LESS IN NE TO E SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE TO 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 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING  
N TO NE 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS  
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-291430-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-291430-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1016 PM EDT MON JUL 28 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
W OF 90W, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO  
NE 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
WED  
W OF 90W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING  
NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
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