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This is NOT a complete listing of NWS marine forecast products for this area. See the National Weather Service Marine Forecasts webpage which contains information on the dissemination of NWS marine weather forecasts including frequency and broadcast schedule information as well as links to products and related information.

National Weather Service Coastal and Offshore forecast products listed on this webpage are subdivided by zone, each identified by a Universal Generic Code(UGC) e.g. ANZ050, and a Special Area Messaging Encoder (SAME) code, e.g. 073050. SAME codes are used to program SAME-capable NOAA Weather Radio receivers to receive alert messages for user-specified areas.

A graphic version of this page is available. The entire text of these forecasts may be found at NWS Production Schedule for Marine Text Products or the low-bandwidth-friendly National Weather Service Marine Forecasts page which also serve as alternate sources of data.

These forecasts are also available via e-mail

Gulf of Mexico Marine Text Forecasts by Zone

• HIGH SEAS FORECAST (not subdivided by zone) 

• West Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (GMDSS SafetyNET Area IV)

• OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE FORECASTS

• Synopsis for Gulf of Mexico (GMZ089/077089¹)
• Northwest Gulf (GMZ080/077080¹)
• Southwest Gulf (GMZ082/077082¹)
• Middle Gulf (GMZ084/077084¹)
• East Gulf (GMZ086/077086¹)
• Synopsis for Southwest North Atlantic (AMZ088/075088¹)
• Southwest North Atlantic South of 31º N and West of 65º W (AMZ080/075080¹)
• Synopsis for Caribbean Sea (AMZ089/075089¹)
• Northwest Caribbean North of 15º N and West of 75º W (AMZ082/075082¹)
• Southwest Caribbean South of 15º N and West of 75º W (AMZ084/075084¹)
• East Caribbean East of 75ºW (AMZ086/075086¹)
• Tropical North Atlantic 07-22º N, 55-65º W (AMZ087/075087¹)

• COASTAL MARINE ZONE FORECASTS

• Synopsis for Florida Bay and the Keys (GMZ005/077005¹)
• Ocean Reef to Craig Key, FL out 20 nm (GMZ052/077052)
• Ocean Reef to Craig Key, FL extending from 20 nm to 60 nm (GMZ072/077072)
• Florida Bay (GMZ031/077031)
• Gulf side of the lower Keys out 20 nm (GMZ032/077032)
• Craig Key to the west end of 7 mile bridge out 20 nm (GMZ053/077053)
• Craig Key to west end of 7 mile bridge extending from 20 nm to 60 nm (GMZ073/077073)
• West end of 7 mile bridge to Key West, FL out 20 nm (GMZ054/077054)
• West end of 7 mile bridge to Key West, FL extending from 20 nm to 60 nm (GMZ074/077074)
• Gulf waters from Key West, FL [west to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas, and north 20 & south 60 nm from Dry Tortugas] (GMZ075/077075)
• Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee, FL extending from 20 nm to 60 nm (GMZ033/077033)
• Synopsis for East Cape Sable to Bonita Beach, FL out 60 nm (GMZ606/077606¹)
• Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee, FL out 20 nm(GMZ657/077657)
• Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach, FL out 20 nm (GMZ656/077656)
• Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach, FL from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ676/077676)
• Synopsis for Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL out 60 nm (GMZ800/077800¹)
• Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood, FL out 20 nm (GMZ856/077856)
• Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ876/077876)
• Tampa Bay(GMZ830/077830)
• Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs, FL out 20 nm (GMZ853/077853)
• Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ873/077873)
• Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River, FL out 20 nm (GMZ850/077850)
• Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River, FL extending from 20 nm to 60 nm (GMZ870/077870)
• Synopsis for Suwannee River to Destin, FL out 60 nm (GMZ700/077700¹)
• Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 20 nm (GMZ730/077730)
• Coastal waters from Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola, FL out 20 nm (GMZ755/077755)
• Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ775/077775)
• Coastal waters from Apalachicola to Destin, FL out 20 nm (GMZ750/077750)
• Coastal waters from Suwanee River to Keaton Beach out 20 nm (GMZ765/077765)
• Waters from Apalachicola to Destin, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ770/077770)
• Synopsis for Destin to Pascagoula, MS out 60 nm (GMZ600/077600¹)
• Coastal waters from Destin to Pensacola, FL out 20 nm (GMZ655/077655)
• Waters from Destin to Pensacola, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ675/077675)
• Coastal waters from Pensacola, FL to Pascagoula, MS out 20 nm (GMZ650/077650)
• Waters from Pensacola, FL to Pascagoula, MS extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ670/077670)
• Mobile Bay (GMZ630/077630)
• Synopsis for Pascagoula, MS to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 60 nm (GMZ500/077500¹)
• Lake Pontchartrain / Lake Maurepas (GMZ530/077530)
• Coastal waters from Pascagoula, MS to the southwest pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm (GMZ555/077555)
• Waters from Pascagoula, MS to the southwest pass of the Mississippi River extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ575/077575)
• Synopsis for Southwest pass of the Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, LA out 60 nm (GMZ501/077501¹)
• Coastal waters from Mississippi River to Lower Atchafalaya River, LA out 20 nm (GMZ550/077550)
• Waters from Mississippi River to Lower Atchafalaya River, LA extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ570/077570)
• Synopsis for Atchafalaya River to High Island, TX out 60 nm (GMZ400/077400¹)
• Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City, LA out 20 nm (GMZ455/077455)
• Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City, LA extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ475/077475)
• Coastal waters from Intracoastal City, LA to Cameron, LA out 20 nm (GMZ452/077452)
• Waters from Intracoastal City, LA to Cameron, LA extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ472/077472)
• Coastal waters from Cameron, LA to High Island, TX out 20 nm (GMZ450/077450)
• Waters from Cameron, LA to High Island, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ470/077470)
• Synopsis for High Island to Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nm (GMZ300/077300¹)
• Galveston Bay(GMZ335/077335)
• Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport, TX out 20 nm (GMZ355/077355)
• Waters from High Island to Freeport, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ375/077375)
• Matagorda Bay (GMZ330/077330)
• Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 nm (GMZ350/077350)
• Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ370/077370)
• Synopsis for Matagorda Ship Channel to Baffin Bay, TX out 60 nm (GMZ200/077200¹)
• Bays and Waterways from Port Aransas to Port O’Connor (GMZ235/077235)
• Coastal waters Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 nm (GMZ255/077255)
• Waters Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ275/077275)
• Bays and Waterways from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas (GMZ230/077230)
• Coastal waters Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 nm (GMZ250/077250)
• Waters Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ270/077270)
• Synopsis for Baffin Bay to Rio Grande, TX out 60 nm (GMZ100/077100¹)
• Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX out 20 nm (GMZ155/077155)
• Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ175/077175)
• Coastal waters from Port Mansfield to Rio Grande River TX out 20 nm (GMZ150/077150)
• Waters from Port Mansfield to Rio Grande River TX from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ170/077170)
• Laguna Madre from 5nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX (GMZ135/077135)
• Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado to 5nm north of Port Mansfield (GMZ132/077132)
• Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado (GMZ130/077130)

¹ Although SAME codes exist for offshore forecast zones and forecast synopses, they are not used operationally.

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