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FZNT24 KNHC 282002
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 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.
GMZ001-290815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF
TONIGHT AND WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THU MORNING. WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH THU
EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. WINDS WILL
REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
WED MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE EARLY THU NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW
GULF SUN.
GMZ040-290815-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
GMZ041-290815-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE. E OF 92W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ056-290815-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
W OF 89W, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
W OF 89W, NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 89W, SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SW TO W SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 89W, NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 89W, S WINDS
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
GMZ057-290815-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
W OF 85W, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W
SWELL.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-290815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
GMZ045-290815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN
THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
S OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
GMZ046-290815-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 24N, SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
GMZ047-290815-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-290815-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 21N W OF 95W, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ049-290815-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N, AND N 20 TO 30 KT N OF
20N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 20N, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 20N, SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN THE EVENING.
GMZ050-290815-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
402 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W, AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W OF 90W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE
TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FORECASTER AL
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