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FZNT24 KNHC 232029
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 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.
GMZ001-240830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF
THE GULF REGION TODAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
OVER THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE FLORIDA STRAITS, BEGINNING
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GMZ040-240830-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-240830-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
WED
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ056-240830-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ057-240830-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ058-240830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-240830-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 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 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-240830-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ047-240830-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 25 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE 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 IN N TO NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ048-240830-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-240830-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
S OF 20N, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N.
TUE
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ050-240830-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
429 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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