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FZNT24 KNHC 140226

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 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.



GMZ001-141430-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front will prevail just N of the area

through midweek, enhancing thunderstorms across the northern

Gulf waters. Mariners can expect gusty winds, frequent

lightning, and locally higher seas near the stronger

thunderstorms. Fresh to strong easterly winds will pulse

offshore the Yucatan Peninsula each night. Elsewhere, gentle to

moderate winds will prevail. 



$$



GMZ040-141430-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

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

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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-141430-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and

isolated tstms. 

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

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

and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than

5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ056-141430-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

.TUE...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, SE winds 10 kt in

the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening

and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW

winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt

E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W

10 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-141430-

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

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S

10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,

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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and

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

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

evening and early morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.WED...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and

early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W,

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

.WED NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and

early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W,

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

morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early

afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.THU NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW

10 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas

3 ft or less. 

.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-141430-

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

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 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. 

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

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



$$



GMZ045-141430-

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

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



.OVERNIGHT...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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-141430-

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

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-141430-

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

Florida-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

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

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

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

.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 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, N to NE

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

variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-141430-

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

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

showers and isolated tstms. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E

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

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

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

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

15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-141430-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



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

.TUE...S of 20N, E to SE winds 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the

evening. N of 20N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-141430-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt early in

the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



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