948  
FZNT24 KNHC 231414  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 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.  
 
GMZ001-240215-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF  
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD, MAINTAINING MOSTLY TRANQUIL MARINE  
CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN  
OLD FRONT MEANDERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTS AND SLOWLY  
DISSIPATES. MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE  
SOUTH- CENTRAL GULF EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING THIS WEEKEND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA AND MOVES WESTWARD AT NIGHT.  
 

 
 
GMZ040-240215-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ041-240215-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 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
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ056-240215-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 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
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ057-240215-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND W 10 KT E OF  
85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
EVENING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. E OF 85W,  
W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING. 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
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ058-240215-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
W OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE MORNING.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W, SE  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
W OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W, SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ045-240215-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N  
OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N  
OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS  
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE WINDS  
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ046-240215-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE  
LATE. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, S WINDS  
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.    
TUE
 
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ047-240215-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO  
SE 10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E  
10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF  
24N. 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.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ048-240215-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS  
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ049-240215-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ050-240215-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1014 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
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