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FZNT24 KNHC 081950
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 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.
GMZ001-090800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS
TONIGHT WHILE EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF.
THESE WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME
OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE
N WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY REACH GALE SPEED NEAR
TAMPICO SAT MORNING, AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS LATE SAT
THROUGH MON MORNING. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT
AROUND 20 FT OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ LATE ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXIT
THE BASIN MON MORNING, AND CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
GMZ040-090800-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 27N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS N 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-090800-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 92W, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING
TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N 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 NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 92W, SW WINDS 10 KT LATE. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF 92W, VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-090800-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 89W, AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 89W.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ057-090800-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W OF 85W, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 85W,
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-090800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W OF 96W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W, SE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ045-090800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT LATE, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT LATE. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE
WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ046-090800-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
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
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.
SUN
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ047-090800-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 24N. S OF 24N, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. N OF 24N, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-090800-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE 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
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 21N W OF 95W, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT,
BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 10 TO
16 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO
30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ049-090800-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL
LATE.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT S OF 20N, AND
9 TO 13 FT N OF 20N.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF
20N, AND 9 TO 13 FT N OF 20N.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ050-090800-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
250 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
W OF 90W, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. E OF 90W, E TO 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
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W,
AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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