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FZNT24 KNHC 112023
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 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.
GMZ001-120830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF REGION AND
EXTENDS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE. STRONG GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS OF 45 KT WITH SEAS TO
21 FT ARE OCCURRING OVER THE SW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT ELSEWHERE. THIS SYSTEM WILL REACH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA, THE SE GULF AND THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY
MON MORNING, THEN WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE
NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE
MORNING. 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, WITH THAT FRONT RAPIDLY SHIFTING SE OF
THE BASIN THU.
GMZ040-120830-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
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 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING.
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. N OF 27N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-120830-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
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 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 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ056-120830-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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
N TO NE WINDS 10 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-120830-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-120830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-120830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 24N. 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 TO
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ046-120830-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 S OF 24N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 24N. 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
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS
10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-120830-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
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 NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ048-120830-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
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 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NE TO E
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-120830-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-120830-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
323 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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