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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 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.
GMZ001-221400-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN OF THE UNITED STATES
SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW WINDS OVER THE
SW GULF TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH
PRESSURE AND A LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE BAHAMAS
WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS
OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL SPREAD WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 OR 13 FT WITH THESE WINDS
OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN.
GMZ040-221400-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
GMZ041-221400-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 92W,
AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 92W.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ056-221400-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
GMZ057-221400-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
GMZ058-221400-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND E 15 TO
20 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W, AND 5 TO 7 FT E
OF 96W.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ045-221400-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N,
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
GMZ046-221400-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N, AND 8 TO
12 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ047-221400-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N, AND 9 TO
13 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
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 N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ048-221400-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NE
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
GMZ049-221400-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 20N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
GMZ050-221400-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
952 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
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