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FZNT24 KNHC 092000
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 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.
GMZ001-100800-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH TO
MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE TONIGHT.
STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE N WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL
RAPIDLY REACH GALE FORCE NEAR TAMPICO LATE SAT MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS SAT EVENING THROUGH MON
MORNING. WINDS MAY PEAK AROUND 40 KT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS WILL
QUICKLY BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT AROUND 21 FT OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ
SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM NEAR
WESTERN CUBA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY MON EVENING. CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
MON NIGHT INTO TUE. MODERATE OR LIGHTER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD.
GMZ040-100800-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN
SW TO W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-100800-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 92W, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING
TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 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 NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ056-100800-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
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 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-100800-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
TO S SWELL.
SUN
W OF 85W, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-100800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W OF 96W, NE TO E 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 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-100800-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 24N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
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.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, N WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 KT,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-100800-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E TO 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
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL
LATE.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NW WINDS
10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
GMZ047-100800-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO 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, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 3 TO 5 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 8 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 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ048-100800-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT,
BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 16 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
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ049-100800-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT S OF
20N, AND 9 TO 13 FT N OF 20N.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
20N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 20N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S OF 20N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-100800-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
300 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W,
AND 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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