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FZNT24 KNHC 261920

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 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.



GMZ001-270730-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist over the Gulf region through the

forecast period. Gentle to moderate anticyclonic winds will generally

prevail across the basin during this time, except for fresh to locally

strong NE to E winds pulsing off the northwestern Yucatan Peninsula

nightly, and moderate to locally fresh SE to S winds across the 

northwestern Gulf through the weekend. Looking ahead, a weak frontal

boundary will sink southward into the northeast Gulf Mon night and

Tue. 



$$



GMZ040-270730-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-270730-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-270730-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...E winds 10 kt. 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 W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ057-270730-

NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 kt late. Variable

winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 85W, variable less than

5 kt. 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...NE to E winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...W of 85W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. E of 85W, 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 in SE to

S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. 

.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-270730-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-270730-

W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ046-270730-

Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt

N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of

24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-270730-

SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of

Florida-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-270730-

SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated tstms. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-270730-

Central Bay of Campeche-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-270730-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

320 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026



.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to

15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



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