Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
April 26, 2024, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
28N113W TO 27N112W TO 28N111W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
A 1033 MB CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE
SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER
NW AND CENTRAL MEXICO IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH
NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS, WHERE SEAS ARE 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SW TO W WINDS ARE
INSIDE THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE NW
WINDS ARE ACROSS THE REMAINING GULF. SEAS ALONG THE GULF ARE 2
TO 4 FT. MAINLY GENTLE W TO NW WINDS AND SEAS AT 4 TO 5 FT
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE S AND SW MEXICAN OFFSHORE
WATERS IN SW SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NE PACIFIC TO SUSTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA
OFFSHORE WATERS, BECOMING LOCALLY STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WESTERLY GAP WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA TODAY, AND
INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN MODESTLY SUN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO WEAKENING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
WATERS. MODERATE NW SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS TODAY
THEN BECOME REINFORCED OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 11 FT ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF BAJA NORTE SAT NIGHT.
A 1033 MB CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE S-SE
ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF THE ITCZ NEAR 12N AND WEST OF 110W.
MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS ARE ONGOING FROM 07N TO 22N W OF
118W PER RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA. SEAS IN THIS REGION ARE
WITHIN 7-10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N AND W OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS, WINDS ARE MAINLY MODERATE FROM
THE NE TO E AND SEAS ARE IN THE 5-7 FT RANGE IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS AND 5 TO 7 FT SEAS IN MODERATE,
CROSS EQUATORIAL S SWELL PREVAIL NEAR AND S OF THE ITCZ.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
S OF 22N AND WEST OF 118W THROUGH MON, OCCASIONALLY PULSING TO
STRONG. THIS WILL MAINTAIN SEAS AT 6 TO 9 FT SOUTH OF THE RIDGE.
MODERATE N TO NE WINDS AND SEAS AT 7 TO 10 FT ARE EXPECTED NORTH
OF 22N THROUGH MON. LONG PERIOD NW SWELL IS FORECAST TO PROPAGATE
ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TO 130W
WITH SEAS RANGING IN THE 8-12 FT SUN THROUGH LATE WED. LITTLE
CHANGE IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 0-3.4 feet @ 15sec
TONITE - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 0-3.4 feet @ 15sec
SUNDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.7-3 feet @ 15sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.7-3 feet @ 15sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1-2.8 feet @ 14sec
TUESDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
WEDNESDAY - W 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
THURSDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
FRIDAY - Not available yet