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FZNT24 KNHC 250340

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Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 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.



GMZ001-251545-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



.SYNOPSIS...The Atlantic ridge extending west-southwestward  

across Florida into the central Gulf will sustain gentle to 

moderate E to SE winds through Thu. The exception will be fresh to

strong winds pulsing off northwestern Yucatan from late afternoon

into the night-time hours due to local effects associated with a 

thermal trough. An upper-level trough across the western Gulf 

should continue to couple with abundant tropical moisture to 

produce heavy showers and strong thunderstorms over the central 

and northeastern Gulf through at least Wed. These thunderstorms 

are capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, limited 

visibility and locally rough seas. Mariners are urged to keep up 

to date with the latest forecast. 



$$



GMZ040-251545-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

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

early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ041-251545-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered

heavy showers and isolated strong tstms. 

.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered heavy showers and

isolated strong tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-251545-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



.OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the

morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered heavy showers and isolated 

strong tstms.

.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early

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

Scattered heavy showers and isolated strong tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-251545-

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

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

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

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late evening and early

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

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

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

SE to S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the morning. 

.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S

10 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, variable winds less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-251545-

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

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



.OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, NE to 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 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt

early in the evening. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late

morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.FRI...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the

evening. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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



$$



GMZ045-251545-

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

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

heavy showers and isolated strong tstms.

.MON...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S

winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered heavy

showers and isolated strong tstms.

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

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

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

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-251545-

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

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

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

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

showers and isolated strong tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-251545-

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

Florida-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds

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

less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N,

and 3 ft or less N of 24N. 



$$



GMZ048-251545-

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

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

.MON...S of 21N W of 95W, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE

early in the evening. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt,

becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE

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

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

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

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

.THU...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning

and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,

SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt early in the

evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ049-251545-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

.MON...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the

evening. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

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

.MON NIGHT...E 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 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.FRI...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE

10 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the

late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ050-251545-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1140 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026



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

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE

10 to 15 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

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



$$



Forecaster Chan
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