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The U.S. government is closed. This site will not be updated; however, NOAA websites and social media channels necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. To learn more, visit commerce.gov. 

For the latest forecasts and critical weather information, visit weather.gov.

NOAA is forecasting this summer’s Gulf of America “dead zone”

man deploys scientific equipment over side of boat to take a water sample NOAA is forecasting this summer’s Gulf of America “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 5,574 square miles, slightly above the long-term average measured size of 5,244 square miles. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/jun25/dead-zone-goa.html