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FZNT24 KNHC 060311

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 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.



GMZ001-061515-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near Apalachicola,

Florida, to south of Tampico, Mexico, will move slowly SW and

stretch from near Tampa Bay to the central Bay of Campeche by Mon

night. The front will then stall Tue night into Thu from SW

Florida into the SW basin. Scattered thunderstorms with locally

gusty winds will accompany the front. Strong NE winds and rough

seas will continue in the western Gulf behind the front through

Mon, then strong NE winds will develop in the NE basin N of the

boundary Tue through Thu. Conditions will improve some Fri and 

Fri night as high pressure from the eastern U.S builds 

southwestward toward the northern Gulf. 



$$



GMZ040-061515-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE

swell. Scattered showers. 

.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. 

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E

swell. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-061515-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered

tstms. 

.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell.

Scattered tstms. 

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

.TUE...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

swell. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. 

.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. 

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

swell. 

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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



$$



GMZ056-061515-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

showers. 

.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms. 

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

.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and E 20 to 25 kt E of 89W.

Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-061515-

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

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less,

building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. 

.MON...W of 85W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 85W, NE winds 10 kt,

shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Scattered showers.

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

showers. 

.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. 

.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

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



$$



GMZ058-061515-

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

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and N 15 to

20 kt E of 96W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 

.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE

swell. 

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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



$$



GMZ045-061515-

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

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

.MON...N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early in the

evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell.

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N

swell. 

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

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

swell. 

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

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

.THU...E winds 10 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. 



$$



GMZ046-061515-

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

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in E swell early in the

evening. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE

swell. 

.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE

swell. 

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

N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-061515-

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

Florida-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

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

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

swell. 

.TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N

10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. 

.TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. N of 24N,

NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. 

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

.THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E

10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt.

Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. 

.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 4 to 6 ft in N to NE

swell. 

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



$$



GMZ048-061515-

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

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



.OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E

swell. 

.MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N

swell. 

.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to

N swell. 

.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ049-061515-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N

swell. 

.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW

swell. 

.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. 

.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early

morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-061515-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1111 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026



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

.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the

evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, N to NE winds

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

less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt

early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



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