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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 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.
GMZ001-170815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE SE
WATERS, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA, WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
BY EARLY WED. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH THU,
WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE S AND SW AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO FRI EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO
LIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.
GMZ040-170815-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO S 15 KT
LATE. N OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S OF 27N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING
TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-170815-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-170815-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 89W, AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
E OF 89W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-170815-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-170815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ045-170815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-170815-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-170815-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-170815-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-170815-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
S OF 20N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO 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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ050-170815-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
311 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W OF 90W, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 90W, NE WINDS
10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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