FZNT24 KNHC 220758 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 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. GMZ001-222000- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS...Relatively weak high pressure centered over the central Gulf will prevail into the middle portion of next week. Its related generally weak pressure gradient will maintain gentle to moderate winds and slight to locally moderate seas. A surface trough will generate fresh to locally strong winds north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula in the early evenings. These winds will spread westward away from the peninsula at night as the trough migrates into the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ040-222000- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-222000- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-222000- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-222000- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-222000- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-222000- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 2 to 3 ft N of 24N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-222000- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-222000- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-222000- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-222000- Central Bay of Campeche- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-222000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E late. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre