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FZNT24 KNHC 302101
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 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.
GMZ001-310915-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS
A 1018 MB LOW PRESSURE IS NORTH OF BILOXI,
MISSISSIPPI. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE
LOW TO NORTH OF TAMPICO, MX. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM PANAMA
CITY, FL TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MX BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL
RAPIDLY DEEPEN 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 TONIGHT
INTO EARLY ON SAT, AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH LATE
SAT NIGHT, 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 SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
GMZ040-310915-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ041-310915-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
EVENING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. E OF 92W,
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 92W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-310915-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. E OF 89W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE
10 KT LATE. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN N TO NE SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS
LATE.
TUE
W OF 89W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-310915-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 85W, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-310915-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-310915-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND N 15 TO
20 KT N OF 24N. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. N OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
GMZ046-310915-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
GMZ047-310915-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL, BUILDING
TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
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.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-310915-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S OF 20 N, NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-310915-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 20N, W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 20N, E TO SE WINDS
10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ050-310915-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
401 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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