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FZNT24 KNHC 300238

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 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.



GMZ001-301445-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between a high pressure

system over the Carolinas and low pressure over the Bahamas will

continue to support moderate to fresh northeast to east winds and

moderate seas in the northeast and north-central Gulf into early 

next week. Looking ahead, expect fresh southeast to south winds 

over much of the northwest Gulf by Tue night between high pressure

over the western Atlantic and a cold front that will be moving 

through the Southern Plains. 



$$



GMZ040-301445-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



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

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

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

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated thunderstorms. 

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-301445-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated thunderstorms. 

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

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

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

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

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

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-301445-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E

swell. 

.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated thunderstorms. 

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

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

thunderstorms. 

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

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and E 15 to 20 kt E of

89W. Seas 4 to 6 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...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ057-301445-

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

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated

showers. 

.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated

showers. 

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

showers. 

.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-301445-

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

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



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

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. 

.FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt in the late evening and

early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, E

winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. Isolated showers.

.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. Isolated

showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-301445-

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

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers

and isolated thunderstorms. 

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated thunderstorms. 

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

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated thunderstorms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-301445-

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

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE

swell. Isolated showers.

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated 

showers. 

.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Isolated

showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. 

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

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

.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and

early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, E

winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt

N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-301445-

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

Florida-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms.

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  Isolated 

showers and thunderstorms.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

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

isolated thunderstorms. 

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

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

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

.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 10 to

15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TUE...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, E winds

10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ048-301445-

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

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early

morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...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 thunderstorms. 

.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers

and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE

swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...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. 



$$



GMZ049-301445-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. 

.FRI...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt

early in the evening. N of 20N, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in

NE swell. 

.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and NE 10 kt

N of 20N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated

thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

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

.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E

winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt

early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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



$$



GMZ050-301445-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1038 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers.

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated 

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the

evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated

thunderstorms. 

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable

winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the

evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the

evening. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late

morning and early afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



Forecaster Aguirre
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