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FZNT24 KNHC 191447
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 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.
GMZ001-200300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF 25N, AS WELL AS OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND
VERACRUZ, INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER THE GULF. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND
SLIGHT SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE BASIN THROUGH SUN
AS THE COLD FRONT WEAKENS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES. LOCALLY FRESH NE
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN AS A TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVES WESTWARD. LOOKING
AHEAD, MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A
COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE FLORIDA STRAITS.
GMZ040-200300-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-200300-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-200300-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ057-200300-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-200300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-200300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-200300-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
GMZ047-200300-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ048-200300-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN NE TO E SWELL,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-200300-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-200300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
947 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E 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
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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