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FZNT24 KNHC 161921
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 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.
GMZ001-170730-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR NW GULF AND EXTENDS
FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
FOLLOW THE FRONT, FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT MORNING, AND FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY EARLY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE JUST SE OF THE AREA ON MON
WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT, AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF BY
SAT MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE-FORCE ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE
NW OF THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF LIKELY THROUGH TUE.
GMZ040-170730-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-170730-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ056-170730-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ057-170730-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
W OF 85W, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 85W, NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-170730-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
E OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W, AND N TO NE 25 TO 30
KT E OF 96W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ045-170730-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ046-170730-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ047-170730-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. N OF 24N, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ048-170730-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 30 TO 40 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 25 TO
35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 20 TO
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ049-170730-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N, AND N TO NE
20 TO 30 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
S OF 20N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 20N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 20N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ050-170730-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
321 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
W OF 90W, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W, AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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