Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
May 27, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO
30N114W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N114W 1007 MB. WITHIN
31.5N114W TO 31.5N115W TO 31N114.5W TO 31N114W TO 31.5N114W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE RIDGE AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE SOUTH OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
AND WEST OF CABO CORRIENTES. FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS ARE
FUNNELING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH GAP WINDS ELSEWHERE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE IN THE 5 TO 7 FT
RANGE OVER THE OPEN WATERS, 4 TO FT IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA, 3 TO 5 FT IN THE CENTRAL PORTION AND 2 TO 4
FT IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE
BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SET OF NW SWELL
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
TODAY, SUPPORTING COMBINED SEAS PEAKING TO JUST BELOW 12 FT.
FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW GAP WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE NORTHERN GULF
OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURE
WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH NE
TRADE WINDS NORTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH TO NEAR 20N AND WEST OF
ABOUT 130W, AND ALSO FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W AS
SEEN IN THE LATEST SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE DATA PASSES. WAVE
HEIGHTS OVER THESE WATERS ARE IN THE 6 TO 9 FT RANGE PRIMARILY IN
LONG-PERIOD NW TO N SWELL. A COLD FRONT IS ANALYZED FROM WESTERN
ARIZONA, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO ACROSS FAR NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA,
AND CONTINUES SOUTHWESTWARD OUT OVER THE OPEN WATERS TO NEAR
27N127W. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 10 FT IN LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL ARE NORTH OF
THE FRONT. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE N OF THE
MONSOON TROUGH AS WELL AS TO ITS SOUTH. WAVE HEIGHTS OVER THESE
WATERS ARE IN THE 5 TO 7 FT RANGE AS INDICATED IN OVERNIGHT
ALTIMETER SATELLITE DATA PASSES.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet