Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
March 9, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
A 1008 MB LOW IS OVER THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE NEAR 27N119W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NE TO
30N118W AND SW TO 25N121W. TO THE WEST OF THE LOW, A BROAD
SURFACE RIDGE PREVAILS, WHICH IS TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN
SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW, EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 125W FROM THE
LOW CENTER. ROUGH SEAS TO 9 FT ARE WITHIN THESE WINDS. IN THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER FROM THE S TO SW DUE
TO THE PRESENCE OF A SURFACE TROUGH. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW
WINDS ARE OFFSHORE JALISCO WITH MODERATE SEAS TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
AND REACH PUNTA EUGENIA BY MON EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA MON NIGHT INTO TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN CABO SAN LAZARO AND PUNTA EUGENIA
THROUGH MON NIGHT. BY TUE, A RIDGE WILL REBUILD TOWARD BAJA
CALIFORNIA AS SET OF NW SWELL JUST CROSSES 30N NEAR 120W. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER
MEXICO WILL SUPPORT FRESH NW WINDS BETWEEN LOS CABOS AND CABO
CORRIENTES, INCLUDING LAS MARIAS ISLANDS TUE NIGHT INTO WED.
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION WILL PULSE ON MON
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE NEXT GAP WIND
EVENT IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION MAY BE POSSIBLE ON THU, WITH
WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE IN THE WAKE OF A GULF OF AMERICA
COLD FRONT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS N OF 15N AND W OF 120W THROUGH MIDWEEK WHILE IT WEAKENS
SLIGHTLY. RIDGING WILL REBUILD TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA BY TUE AS A
SET OF NW SWELL JUST CROSSES 30N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.
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 - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet