153  
FZNT24 KNHC 190322  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 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.  
 
GMZ001-191530-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS ARE EXPECTED  
OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS  
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTO THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-191530-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE 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. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 KT LATE. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-191530-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 92W, E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 92W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
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. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
SAT  
W OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 92W, SW  
WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-191530-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 KT. 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. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W  
10 KT EARLY. 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 SW 10 KT  
EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT  
EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
W OF 89W, SW WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW  
10 KT EARLY. E OF 89W, SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-191530-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W,  
NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND N TO NE  
10 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND NW TO N 10 KT  
E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-191530-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
W OF 96W, SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY. E OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
W OF 96W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. E OF 96W, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
W OF 96W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-191530-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, 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  
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  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT  
LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-191530-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE. VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. N OF 24N, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S  
EARLY. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED  
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N  
10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S EARLY.  
N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT  
EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
S OF 24N, S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. N OF  
24N, SW WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, 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 OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS  
10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, S WINDS  
10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-191530-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT  
EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND SW TO W 10 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT LATE IN  
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT  
LATE. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-191530-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT  
LATE IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY.  
ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
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  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-191530-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT  
LATE. N OF 20N, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-191530-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N  
10 KT LATE. E OF 90W, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
WED  
W OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N  
10 KT LATE. E OF 90W, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. 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, SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
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