Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
June 9, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA NEAR 12.7N 87.8W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC
JUN 09 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4
M WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N87W TO 12N88W TO 13N88W TO 13N89W
TO 12N89W TO 12N88W TO 13N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 13N89W
TO 11N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA NEAR 13.0N 88.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N88W TO 13N88.5W TO 13N89.5W TO 12N89W TO 12.5N88.5W TO
12.5N88W TO 13N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N88W TO 12N88W TO 13N89W TO 12N89W TO
11N89W TO 11N87W TO 13N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CRISTINA INLAND NEAR 14.3N
89.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 12O NM OF THE COAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM A 1030 MB HIGH WELL NE OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS NEAR 34N146W SOUTHEASTWARD TO W OF THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS NEAR 20N120W. BROAD LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SSE INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. THIS
PATTERN IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE N-NW WINDS OFFSHORE OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE, WITH FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS
NW OF ISLA GUADALUPE. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NW TO N WINDS
PREVAIL OFFSHORE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. NW WINDS NEAR THE COAST
AT CABO SAN LUCAS CONTINUE TO WRAP ROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
PENINSULA, RESULTING IN FRESH WESTERLY WINDS NEAR THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, WHILE A FEW AREAS OF MODERATE W GAP
WINDS PREVAIL INSIDE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS OF 7
TO 9 FT IN MERGING N AND S-SW SWELL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAJA
WATERS, EXCEPT TO 10 FT N THROUGH W OF ISLA GUADALUPE. GENTLE S
WINDS ARE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N, WHERE
SEAS ARE 1-2 FT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF. STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELL MOVING INTO THE ENTRANCE OF
THE GULF IS PRODUCING SEAS OF 4-7 FT IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS.
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW TO W WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE FROM
CABO CORRIENTES TO OFFSHORE OF TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE 8-13
FT IN LARGE, CROSS- EQUATORIAL S-SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE SEEN ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 13N
BETWEEN TEHUANTEPEC AND MICHOACAN.
FOR THE FORECAST, A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE
WATERS W OF THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
WED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, AS BROAD LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRIFTS WESTWARD. THIS WILL LEAD TO
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW TO S WINDS INSIDE THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL PULSE MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NEAR THE COAST FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTHERLY
SWELL WILL MERGE WITH STRONG S SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE BAJA
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED TO MAINTAIN ROUGH SEAS BEFORE
SUBSIDING. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NW TO W WINDS WILL DOMINATE
THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES AND TEHUNATEPEC THROUGH FRI,
THEN WEAKEN INTO THE WEEKEND. LARGE CROSS-EQUATORIAL S-SW SWELL
DOMINATING THOSE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH
WED.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WSW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.6-5.3 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - WNW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-4.8 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.9-4.5 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.9-4.5 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.6-4.6 ft @ 18sec
SATURDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas SSW 2.1-4.8 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - W 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-4.2 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet