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FZNT24 KNHC 282036
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 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.
GMZ001-290845-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SHIFT
EAST THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM PANAMA
CITY, FLORIDA TO TAMPICO, MEXICO BY FRI EVENING. THE LOW WILL
RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC LATE FRI
AND SAT. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST OF
BASIN SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE
GULF. THIS WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER THE
NORTHEAST GULF BY SAT, AND POSSIBLY OFF VERACRUZ IN THE SOUTHWEST
GULF, WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. LOOKING
AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
GULF SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
GMZ040-290845-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N, SW WINDS 10 KT,
SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-290845-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-290845-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 89W, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
E OF 89W, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 89W, AND 9 TO
13 FT E OF 89W.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND NW TO N 10 KT
E OF 89W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 89W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ057-290845-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W OF 85W, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE.
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF 85W, VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-290845-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ045-290845-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO
25 KT LATE. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ046-290845-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS
10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 24N, AND SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO
20 KT LATE, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. N OF 24N, NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ047-290845-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ048-290845-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE, N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ049-290845-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 20N, N WINDS 10 KT. N OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS.
SAT
WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 20N, SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 20N, SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ050-290845-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
336 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W, AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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