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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 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.
GMZ001-121500-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
SYNOPSIS
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF, AND WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT BEFORE
WEAKENING SUN. THIS PATTERN WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY GENTLE TO MODERATE
E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN, WITH PULSES OF FRESH WINDS
OCCURRING NORTH AND WEST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE EACH EVENING AND NIGHT, AS A DIURNAL SURFACE TROUGH
MIGRATES FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
GMZ040-121500-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ041-121500-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W OF 92W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 92W, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ056-121500-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W OF 89W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. E OF 89W, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, E WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 89W, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 89W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ057-121500-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W OF 85W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W OF 85W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-121500-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 3 TO 5 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 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ045-121500-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ046-121500-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-121500-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-121500-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S OF 21N W OF 95W, W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E
EARLY IN THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-121500-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E 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
NE TO 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
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-121500-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1054 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE EARLY
IN THE EVENING. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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