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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 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.
GMZ001-030300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
SYNOPSIS
A BROAD WESTERN ATLANTIC SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES AND WILL DOMINATE THE
GULF REGION THROUGH SAT, THEN WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. THIS PATTERN
WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL
STRONG WINDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, IN THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF AND FLORIDA STRAITS. ON SUN, A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK,
BRINGING STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS BEHIND IT.
GMZ040-030300-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ041-030300-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 92W, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 92W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ056-030300-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ057-030300-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL.
SUN
W OF 85W, E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 85W, AND
3 FT OR LESS E OF 85W.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ058-030300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 96W, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W, AND N 15 TO 20 KT E OF
96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W, AND N 15 TO
20 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
GMZ045-030300-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
24N, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
GMZ046-030300-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N, AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N.
GMZ047-030300-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS LATE. N OF
24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
GMZ048-030300-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.
GMZ049-030300-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-030300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1048 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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