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FZNT24 KNHC 230305
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 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.
GMZ001-231515-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO
THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD
AND EXIT THE BASIN LATE TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT.
GALE- FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNRISE BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
FROM NW TO SE MON THROUGH TUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND SHIFT E-SE ACROSS THE
GULF TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF MIDWEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU EVENING.
GMZ040-231515-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
THU NIGHT
S OF 27N, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. WINDS SW WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. N OF 27N, NW TO N
WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-231515-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
THU NIGHT
W OF 92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF
92W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-231515-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
SWELL.
FRI
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, SW TO W
WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE TO S SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-231515-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 85W, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 85W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-231515-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-231515-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-231515-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
TUE
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL,
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-231515-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-231515-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ049-231515-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-231515-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1005 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 90W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 90W, SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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