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FZNT24 KNHC 281518
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

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.

GMZ001-010330-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to
26N89W will exit the basin later today. High pressure will
develop over the NE Gulf waters in the wake of the front tonight
while a surface trough in the Bay of Campeche dissipates. A new
cold front is forecast to sink across the NE Gulf waters Sat night
and exit the SE basin Sun morning. Moderate to fresh NE winds will
follow this front. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds will develop
over the western half of the Gulf Sun evening, expand across the
remainder Gulf by Mon morning, and reach fresh to strong speeds
over the western half of the Gulf Tue morning ahead of the next
cold front forecast to come off the Texas coast late Tue.

$$

GMZ040-010330-
NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.

$$

GMZ041-010330-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE
swell.

$$

GMZ056-010330-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell.

$$

GMZ057-010330-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NW
to N swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ058-010330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...W of 96W, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W,
variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E
to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt
late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell.

$$

GMZ045-010330-
W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

GMZ046-010330-
Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...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,
becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, W to NW
winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE
swell.

$$

GMZ047-010330-
SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of
Florida-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N
of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ048-010330-
SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to
E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in NE to E swell late.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to
E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E
winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ049-010330-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 20N, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ050-010330-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1018 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, E winds
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to
2 to 4 ft late.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE
15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

Forecaster Ramos