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FZNT24 KNHC 160305

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 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.



GMZ001-161515-

Synopsis for the Gulf of America

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate through early next week. 

As low pressure deepens over Texas, the pressure gradient will 

tighten and SE winds will increase to fresh over the western Gulf

this weekend, then continue through early next week. A diurnal

trough moving NW off the Yucatan Peninsula may cause strong winds

to pulse each evening offshore.



$$



GMZ040-161515-

NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ041-161515-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ056-161515-

N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ057-161515-

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

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

.SAT...SE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less

than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt

E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. 



$$



GMZ058-161515-

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

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ045-161515-

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

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

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

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

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

.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ046-161515-

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

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ047-161515-

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

Florida-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



GMZ048-161515-

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

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

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

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

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

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

.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-161515-

Central Bay of Campeche-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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



$$



GMZ050-161515-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

1105 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026



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

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt

late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



$$



Forecaster Konarik
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