FZNT24 KNHC 230856 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 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. GMZ001-232100- Synopsis for the Gulf of America 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS...The strong cold front moving across the Gulf has moved into the NW Caribbean and central Yucatan Peninsula overnight, with strong high pressure across eastern Texas and NE Mexico still driving fresh to strong N winds across the entire Gulf basin this morning. Winds are expected to diminish below gale-force near Veracruz after sunrise. Winds and seas will gradually subside from NW to SE today through Tue in the wake of the front, as the high pressure behind the front shifts E-SE across the region, and into the Atlantic by Wed. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop across the NW Gulf Tue night and expand across the SW and central Gulf Wed through Thu, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Thu evening. This next front is expected to begin to stall from the Florida Panhandle to the Mexican coastal waters late Fri. $$ GMZ040-232100- NW Gulf of America including Stetson Bank- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-232100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-232100- N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .FRI...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-232100- NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-232100- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-232100- W Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .FRI...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-232100- Central Gulf of America from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-232100- SE Gulf of America from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-232100- SW Gulf of America S of 22N W of 94W- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING EARLY... .TODAY...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt within 75 nm of Veracruz diminishing to 25 to 30 kt this morning. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-232100- Central Bay of Campeche- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-232100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 356 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling