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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 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.
GMZ001-251415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON, AND IS FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NE
GULF ON WED, WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN MOVE OVER THE
NORTHEAST GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. 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 SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM
EXTREME S FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY SUN MORNING.
GMZ040-251415-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-251415-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 92W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
E OF 92W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W OF 92W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE TO S 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 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ056-251415-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND E 10 TO 15 KT
E OF 89W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E
TO SE 10 KT LATE. E OF 89W, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 89W, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 89W, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
GMZ057-251415-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 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 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W, AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ058-251415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-251415-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ046-251415-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 3 TO 5 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N, AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N, AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N.
GMZ047-251415-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE TO 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 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ048-251415-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 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 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO 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.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-251415-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
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
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-251415-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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