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FZNT24 KNHC 300201
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 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.
GMZ001-301415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1023 MB CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF IS
SHIFTING EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO
N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY FRI
EVENING. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT
EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN ON SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER
BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO
GALE-FORCE NEAR VERACRUZ SAT MORNING, AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING, WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE
BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO
E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
GMZ040-301415-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW
10 KT LATE. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ041-301415-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, N WINDS
10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-301415-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 89W, AND
10 TO 16 FT E OF 89W.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ057-301415-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 85W, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 25 KT
LATE. E OF 85W, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-301415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-301415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-301415-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN 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
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ047-301415-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 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
NW TO 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
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
GMZ048-301415-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-301415-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 20N, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. N OF 20N, NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL LATE.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-301415-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
901 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W OF 90W, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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. 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 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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