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FZNT24 KNHC 021516
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 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.
GMZ001-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
SYNOPSIS
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL PULSE OFF VERACRUZ THIS
TONIGHT AND FRI. MEANWHILE, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO
MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA INTO THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL
LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE NE GULF
TONIGHT, EXPANDING INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NW GULF FRI THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN WHEN
THE LOW PRESSURE LIFT NORTH AND OUT OF THE GULF.
GMZ040-030330-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 27N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE
TO S 10 KT LATE. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-030330-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W OF 92W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 92W, SE TO S WINDS
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 92W, AND VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN NE TO E SWELL, SUBSIDING TO
3 FT OR LESS LATE.
GMZ056-030330-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN
NE TO E SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS LATE.
GMZ057-030330-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S
10 KT LATE. E OF 85W, S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS LATE.
MON
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-030330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
W OF 96W, N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 96W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
W OF 96W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 96W, E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ045-030330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ046-030330-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-030330-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E
10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT,
SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-030330-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
MON
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE 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. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-030330-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E
TO SE 10 KT LATE. N OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-030330-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2025
TODAY
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
W OF 90W, S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE
10 KT LATE. E OF 90W, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO
SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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