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FZNT24 KNHC 070735

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 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.



GMZ001-071945-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front is moving into the Texas coastal

waters, with high pressure ridging in control across the waters

ahead of it. Moderate to fresh SE-S winds are in the central Gulf

with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere under the high. The weak 

front is forecast to move slowly today, and quickly stall just 

beyond the Texas coastal waters by this evening, then lift back to

the north as a warm front Fri into Sat as high pressure ridging 

builds back in across the basin from the east. Winds will pulse

to fresh to strong near the Yucatan Peninsula in the evenings 

through Sat. Looking ahead, another cold front may try to move 

into the northern Gulf waters late on Sun, and reach from north- 

central Florida to eastern Bay of Campeche by late on Mon, 

followed by moderate to fresh north to northeast winds. Scattered 

to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong to 

marginally severe, are possible to precede the fronts. 



$$



GMZ040-071945-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

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

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

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

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-071945-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



.TODAY...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E

10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 92W, and

S 10 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-071945-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

SE 10 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and

S to SW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt

in the afternoon. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-071945-

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

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming

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

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

.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 85W, and variable

less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late.

Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-071945-

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

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than

5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

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

.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ045-071945-

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

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 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 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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



$$



GMZ046-071945-

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

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

.TONIGHT...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. 

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

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

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

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

.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-071945-

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

Florida-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

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

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

NE 10 kt late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-071945-

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

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

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

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

NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the

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

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

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

.SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the

evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds

10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than

5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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



$$



GMZ049-071945-

Central Bay of Campeche-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and

SE 10 to 15 kt N of 20N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ050-071945-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

335 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to

E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting

to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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



$$



Forecaster Lewitsky
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