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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 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.
GMZ001-252015-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
TO LEEVILLE, LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY, WHILE WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT 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 SOUTH FLORIDA TO NORTHEAST MEXICO BY SUN
MORNING, AND SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN SUN NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E
TO SE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
GMZ040-252015-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-252015-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ056-252015-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND E 10 TO
15 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. 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 TO NE 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ057-252015-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 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.
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.
GMZ058-252015-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ045-252015-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 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 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-252015-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 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 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.
GMZ047-252015-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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 TO E 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 TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ048-252015-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-252015-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 3 TO 5 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.
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.
GMZ050-252015-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
408 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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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