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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
CORRECTED SYNOPSIS
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.
GMZ001-311345-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER
CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHWESTWARD TO APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA AND CONTINUES
TO 26N89W AND TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO. FRESH TO STRONG
NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA, EXITING THE BASIN SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST ON SAT AS ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR SURGES ACROSS THE GULF
SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE FORCE NEAR VERACRUZ FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SAT, AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT,
WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY
BRIEFLY GUSTS TO STORM FORCE OVER THE NE GULF. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON
AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF EARLY WED AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN
GULF BY LATE WED.
GMZ040-311345-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 15 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.
GMZ041-311345-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
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, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 92W, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LATE. E OF
92W, N TO 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
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.
GMZ056-311345-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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
N WINDS 20 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 EARLY 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 EARLY 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.
GMZ057-311345-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. AREAS OF
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS, EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 EARLY 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
EARLY 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 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-311345-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 15 TO 20 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
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-311345-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 IN NE
SWELL.
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 EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W
TO NW EARLY 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.
GMZ046-311345-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 25 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 EARLY 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.
GMZ047-311345-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS
10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL, BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
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 EARLY 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.
GMZ048-311345-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..GALE WARNING S OF 20N
OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT S OF 2ON INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N 30
TO 35 KT EARLY. 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.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EARLY 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.
GMZ049-311345-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 EARLY 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.
GMZ050-311345-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
938 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 90W, NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT LATE. E OF 90W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO
W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE 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 IN N SWELL.
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 EARLY 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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