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FZNT24 KNHC 100244
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
944 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.
GMZ001-101445-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OFF THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT, WHILE MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH SE-S WINDS ELSEWHERE ALSO WEAKEN AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD
FRONT. 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. WINDS MAY
PEAK AROUND 45 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 THROUGH EARLY WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
COULD IMPACT THE BASIN WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BY
WED NIGHT.
GMZ040-101445-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 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 NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
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 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-101445-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W OF 92W, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. E OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT,
SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 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.
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 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ056-101445-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 89W, NW WINDS
10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
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 N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ057-101445-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
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
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-101445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SAT
W OF 96W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT W OF
96W UNTIL LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N 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 10 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 IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-101445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE 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 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ046-101445-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO 15 KT EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
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
7 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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
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
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. S OF 24N, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N, SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ047-101445-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GMZ048-101445-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 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
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-101445-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
E 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
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. N OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE 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
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ050-101445-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
944 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W,
AND 6 TO 8 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 IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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