408  
FZNT24 KNHC 201441  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 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.  
 
GMZ001-210245-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS WILL PREVAIL  
OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. LOCALLY FRESH E TO NE WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND OVER THE CAMPECHE  
BANK EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SUN INTO NEXT WEEK, AS A TROUGH  
DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PROPAGATES WESTWARD.  
LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER  
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF ON MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE  
COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND PROGRESSES OVER THE  
NORTHWESTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC. STRONG E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS MAY  
DEVELOP THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS MON INTO EARLY TUE.  
 

 
 
GMZ040-210245-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ041-210245-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
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 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ056-210245-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
W OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ057-210245-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ058-210245-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
E 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ045-210245-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ046-210245-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ047-210245-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
NE 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 IN E  
SWELL.   
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ048-210245-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND E  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ049-210245-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE 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.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ050-210245-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
941 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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