Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 11, 2026, 3:00 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA,
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH
SE WINDS ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. A TROPICAL WAVE PASSING
SW OF SW MEXICAN OFFSHORES IS HELPING TO INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG
GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
ALONG WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SWELL. FRESH TO
STRONG SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH TO
GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY LATE SAT. PULSES OF FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL REACH
NEAR GALE- FORCE SPEED MON NIGHT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK. OTHERWISE, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE COAST OF
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE
FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT THEREAFTER, AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
LIKELY TO FORM BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES
GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. REGARDLESS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION, THE LOWERING PRESSURE MAY INDUCE AT LEAST FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF SW MEXICO STARTING SUN NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-4 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 6-7, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-3.9 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 6-7, Seas SSW --? ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - SW 6-7, Seas SSW 0.8-3.3 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - E 8-10, Seas SSW 0.8-3.1 ft @ 13sec
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - SW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - SSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?