Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast



December 22, 2025, 3:02 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast


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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W
TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO
13N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO
16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES IS FORCING FRESH
TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH
SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
NE-E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EVIDENT IN THE FAR OFFSHORE
WATERS OF OAXACA. MEANWHILE, THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF MEXICO ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A 1019 MB HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR 30N125W THAT EXTENDS A RIDGE TO THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS ARE FOUND OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL
SUPPORT FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PULSE TO GALE-FORCE AT NIGHT FROM MON THROUGH WED AND TO NEAR
GALE THU. ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP WITH THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE
OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS, A RELATIVELY WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SEAS INTO THE
EARLY PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL
BE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THE
MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. THE LEADING EDGE OF A NORTHWEST SWELL
SET PROPAGATING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN PART OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA ON
WED, AND THE ENTIRE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THAT SAME LOCATION
BY FRI BUILDING SEAS THERE TO JUST BELOW 12 FT.

SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet

LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.1-2 ft @ 12sec
FRIDAY - N 8-10, Seas SSW 1-1.9 ft @ 12sec
SATURDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - E 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?