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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 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.
GMZ001-010830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEGUN TO SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA.
THE RELATED GRADIENT WILL PROVIDE FOR MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS
OVER THE BASIN THROUGH THU. SEAS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW WITH
THESE WINDS. FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF BY LATE WEEK AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. A COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS, REACHING THE
EASTERN GULF ON SUN WHILE WEAKENING, THEN MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE
AREA SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.
GMZ040-010830-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-010830-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ056-010830-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
W OF 89W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT..
GMZ057-010830-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 85W, AND 3 TO
5 FT E OF 85W.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-010830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-010830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND W TO NW
10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-010830-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-010830-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE
TO S 10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW
10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N, AND 3
TO 5 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-010830-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-010830-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
GMZ050-010830-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
328 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, NE 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 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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