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FZNT24 KNHC 032021  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 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.  
 
GMZ001-040830-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA EACH AFTERNOON SUPPORTING LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS  
OVER THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
ELSEWHERE, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS AND WILL GENERALLY ALLOW FOR  
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS THROUGH THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS. THE PRESENCE OF ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL FAVOR  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE EASTERN  
GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-040830-  
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-040830-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
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.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-040830-  
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S  
10 KT LATE. 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  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 89W, AND SW TO W  
10 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 89W, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 89W, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-040830-  
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W OF 85W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT  
LATE. 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  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-040830-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
SE TO S 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 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-040830-  
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-040830-  
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-040830-  
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-040830-  
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S OF 21N W OF 95W, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND E  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-040830-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-040830-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
418 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
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