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FZNT24 KNHC 170311
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1111 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.
GMZ001-171515-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO,
MEXICO. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS FOLLOW THE
FRONT, WHICH IS 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 FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS MAINLY OVER
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO MID WEEK.
GMZ040-171515-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE 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 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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.
GMZ041-171515-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE, DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 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 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ056-171515-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
W OF 89W, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY IN THE
MORNING. E OF 89W, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE, DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ057-171515-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N
25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY IN THE
MORNING. E OF 85W, NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE, DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-171515-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W, AND N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL, BUILDING TO
14 TO 21 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-171515-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 24N, N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL,
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE, DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-171515-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 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 IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-171515-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS
10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 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 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ048-171515-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL, BUILDING TO
13 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 25 TO 35 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-171515-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN S SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N, AND N TO NE
20 TO 30 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 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 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-171515-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1111 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
OVERNIGHT
W OF 90W, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 90W, SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF
90W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E 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.
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