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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 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.
GMZ001-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 28N86W FROM WHICH TRANSITIONS TO A COLD FRONT
THAT EXTENDS SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT
WILL STALL BRIEFLY TONIGHT AND EXIT THE SE GULF BY WED NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY MODERATE OR WEAKER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
FRONT, EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW WHERE FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS ARE LIKELY AS INDICATED BY RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA. HIGH
PRESSURE AND QUIESCENT CONDITIONS WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT ON
WED AND THU. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NE
GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E GULF ON FRI. OTHERWISE,
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND.
GMZ040-131530-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING.
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY. N OF 27N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE.
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
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ041-131530-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
W OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 92W, N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-131530-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-131530-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
EARLY. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT E OF
85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ058-131530-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 96W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 96W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-131530-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ046-131530-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE 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
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ047-131530-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW
TO W 10 KT. N OF 24N, W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-131530-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
NE 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-131530-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
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
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
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ050-131530-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1119 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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