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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 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.
GMZ001-241415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL
MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE SE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF, AND LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES OVER THE
EASTERN GULF INTO LATE WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION OF THE GULF LATE TUE, BRINGING
MODERATE NE WINDS, THEN DISSIPATE ON WED. A TROUGH OVER THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OFF THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN COASTS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, MAINLY AT
NIGHT, THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SAT.
GMZ040-241415-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. HAZE.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ041-241415-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 92W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. HAZE.
TUE
W OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, NE TO E WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 92W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
E OF 92W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-241415-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 89W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W, NW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND N TO NE 10 KT
E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND NE TO E
10 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 89W, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 89W, AND NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ057-241415-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
GMZ058-241415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-241415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
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
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-241415-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-241415-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ048-241415-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-241415-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-241415-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1006 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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