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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 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.
GMZ001-180815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT, MAINTAINING MOSTLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN. THE EXCEPTION
WILL BE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, WHERE A DAILY TROUGH WILL
RESULT IN A LOCALLY TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT TO SUPPORT A PULSING
OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS DURING THE EVENINGS. FRESH TO STRONG N
TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEK. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS
BY LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE INTO MID WEEK.
GMZ040-180815-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
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
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ041-180815-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 92W, SE
WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-180815-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. E OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
WED
W OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
GMZ057-180815-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
W OF 85W, SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 85W, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF 85W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
W OF 85W, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 85W, N WINDS 10 KT IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 85W, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 85W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
GMZ058-180815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W, AND E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND E 15 TO
20 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ045-180815-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N,
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ046-180815-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND E 10 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
GMZ047-180815-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 24N.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
GMZ048-180815-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
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
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-180815-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-180815-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
407 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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