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FZNT24 KNHC 040816

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 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.



GMZ001-042030-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends across the Florida

Straits to the Yucatan Channel. This front will weaken today. 

Fresh N to NE winds will continue behind the front through today.

Moderate to fresh SE to S return flow will set up in the W Gulf 

Tue night into Thu. A quiet period is expected to start by the end

of the week. 



$$



GMZ040-042030-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 



$$



GMZ041-042030-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-042030-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-042030-

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

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt

late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW

10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than

5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



GMZ058-042030-

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

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.THU...E to SE 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 kt in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. 



$$



GMZ045-042030-

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

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 

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

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

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

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

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

.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

swell. 

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

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



$$



GMZ046-042030-

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

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...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. 



$$



GMZ047-042030-

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

Florida-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of

24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas

3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-042030-

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

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. 

.TONIGHT...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. 

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

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

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

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

.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable

less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. 



$$



GMZ049-042030-

Central Bay of Campeche-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. 

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

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

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

swell. 

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

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



$$



GMZ050-042030-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

416 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell.

.TONIGHT...NE to 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

.THU...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 kt in

the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to

E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

4 to 6 ft. 

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas

2 to 4 ft. 



$$



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