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FZNT24 KNHC 080322
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
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.
GMZ001-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
SYNOPSIS
STRONG WINDS WILL PULSE OFFSHORE OF SOUTH TEXAS AND
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH THU, AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS
MAY ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF WILL EXPAND EASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE
GULF ON THU, WITH THESE WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH FRI. LOOKING
AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF LATE FRI
NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OVER THE BASIN INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO SAT INTO MON MORNING.
GMZ040-081530-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-081530-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
GMZ056-081530-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ057-081530-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 85W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 85W, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N
20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 85W, S WINDS 10 KT,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-081530-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 96W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 96W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL, BUILDING
TO 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ045-081530-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. S OF 24N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N, SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ046-081530-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND N 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. S OF 24N, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. N OF 24N, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ047-081530-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N, AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
GMZ048-081530-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SAT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO
30 TO 40 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N
20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ049-081530-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL, BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN
S OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. N OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ050-081530-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT EARLY
IN THE EVENING. W OF 90W, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 90W, SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
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