Weather Summary for Mexico and Central America
February 23, 2026, 3:02 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Weather Summary for Mexico and Central America
**OUTSIDE BAJA FORECAST**
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.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N96W TO 14N95.5W TO 14N95W
TO 15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N96W TO 14N94W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N93W TO 12N97W TO 16N97W TO 10N103W TO 08N99W TO 10N93W TO
15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO
12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N103W TO 09N97W
TO 11N94W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO
16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N102W TO 09N100W TO 09N97W TO 12N95W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
14N92W TO 16N96W TO 13N106W TO 07N108W TO 03N100W TO 14N92W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N95W TO
13N94W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO 08N89W
TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N86W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N87W
TO 10N91W TO 09N92W TO 08N92W TO 07N89W TO 10N85W NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N86W TO 13N87W TO 12N90W
TO 08N94W TO 06N95W TO 08N88W TO 11N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 12N89W TO 13N91W TO
06N96W TO 03N97W TO 04N91W TO 12N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N91W TO 08N90W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
10N87W TO 09N99W TO 09N113W TO 01N108W TO 01S99W TO 00N95W TO
10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
SHORT-TERM ENSENADA - CEDROS
TODAY - NNW 11-14, Seas WNW 3.4-4.2 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - N 10-12, Seas NW 3-4.2 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 2.9-4.6 ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 2.6-5.5 ft @ 13sec
SHORT-TERM CEDROS - SAN LAZAROS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
SHORT-TERM SAN LAZAROS - CABO FALSO
TODAY - S 3-4, Seas W 1.2-3.1 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - S 3-4, Seas W 1.2-3.1 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas W 0.7-2.8 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 10-12, Seas WSW 2.3-3.2 ft @ 12sec
LONG-TERM OUTSIDE OF THE BAJA
WEDNESDAY - Northern 1/3 NNW 12-15, Seas NW 3.4-5.4 ft @ 13sec, Middle 2/3 WNW 9-11, Seas NW 1.8-4.6 ft @ 13sec, Southern 1/3 NW 11-14, Seas WSW 1.8-3.3 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - Northern 1/3 NNW 13-16, Seas NW 5.8-6.6 ft @ 7sec, Middle 2/3 NW 9-11, Seas WSW 2.8-4.4 ft @ 18sec, Southern 1/3 NW 13-16, Seas WNW 2-3.8 ft @ 13sec
FRIDAY - Northern 1/3 NNW 13-16, Seas SW 4.4-5.5 ft @ 17sec, Middle 2/3 WNW 7-9, Seas SW 3.2-4.7 ft @ 17sec, Southern 1/3 WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.7-3.7 ft @ 17sec
SATURDAY - Northern 1/3 NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 3.3-4.6 ft @ 15sec, Middle 2/3 W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern 1/3 WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - Northern 1/3 NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Middle 2/3 W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern 1/3 WNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**SEA OF CORTEZ FORECAST**
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OVER
WESTERN MEXICO. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
WITH MODERATE WINDS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO.
MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, FRESH NW
WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS
THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE
THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - SW 3-4, Seas WSW 0.4-1.8 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - S 5-6, Seas WSW --? ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - W 6-7, Seas SW 0.4-1.8 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - S 5-6, Seas WSW --? ft @ 12sec
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-2.5 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
WEDNESDAY - Northern Half W 6-8, Seas SW 1.3-2.2 ft @ 12sec, Southern Half WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-2.3 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - Northern Half NW 5-6, Seas SW 1.9-2.5 ft @ 18sec, Southern Half WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-2.4 ft @ 19sec
FRIDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
SATURDAY - Northern Half SSW 3-4, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half WNW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - Northern Half W 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half SSW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN CROSSING FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-2.5 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
WEDNESDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-2.3 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-2.4 ft @ 19sec
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - WNW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - SSW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**MAZATLAN TO BANDERAS BAY FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WNW 10-12, Seas S 2.4-2.8 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - WNW 10-12, Seas NW --? ft @ 7sec
TUESDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-2.4 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - N 6-7, Seas SSW 1.1-2.1 ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - N 6-7, Seas SSW 1.1-2.1 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - WNW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**CABO CORRIENTES FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM CABO CORRIENTES TO MANZANILLO
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.3-2.6 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NW 9-11, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM CABO CORRIENTES TO MANZANILLO
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - WNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - WSW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**MEXICAN RIVIERA FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM MEXICAN RIVIERA MANZANILLO TO BAHIAS DE HUATULCO
TODAY - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.3-3 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-3.1 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-3.1 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - W 9-11, Seas S --? ft @ 13sec
LONG-TERM MEXICAN RIVIERA MANZANILLO TO BAHIAS DE HUATULCO
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - W 6-7, Seas SSW 1-3.5 ft @ 17sec
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
**TEHUANTEPEC FORECAST**
.WITHIN 15.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N96W TO 14N95.5W TO 14N95W
TO 15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N96W TO 14N94W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N93W TO 12N97W TO 16N97W TO 10N103W TO 08N99W TO 10N93W TO
15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO
12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N103W TO 09N97W
TO 11N94W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO
16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N102W TO 09N100W TO 09N97W TO 12N95W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
14N92W TO 16N96W TO 13N106W TO 07N108W TO 03N100W TO 14N92W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N95W TO
13N94W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING: STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND DOWNWIND TO ABOUT 13N WITH
SEAS TO 25 FT. GALE-FORCE NNE WINDS EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH TO
AROUND 11N WITH SEAS IN THE 12 FT TO 24 FT RANGE. SEAS ARE
FORECAST TO BUILD TO 26 FT TODAY AS STORM-FORCE WINDS CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTERWARD, WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO STRONG GALE
FORCE SPEEDS TUE MORNING, AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN AREAL
COVERAGE UNTIL DIMINISHING BELOW GALE-FORCE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO
WED MORNING. LARGE SEAS GENERATED FROM THIS VERY STRONG GAP WIND
EVENT WILL SPREAD WELL AWAY FROM THE TEHUANTEPEC AREA, WITH SEAS
8 FT OR GREATER REACHING AS FAR WEST AS 105W, AND AS FAR SOUTH
THAN 04N BY TONIGHT. MARINE INTERESTS TRANSITING ACROSS OR IN
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH TUE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS GAP
WIND EVENT, AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO AVOID THIS HAZARDOUS
MARINE CONDITIONS OVER THE AFFECTED WATERS.
PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR INFORMATION ON A STORM
WARNING FOR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OVER
WESTERN MEXICO. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
WITH MODERATE WINDS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO.
MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, FRESH NW
WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS
THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE
THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NW
WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS N OF 10N AND W OF 130W THROUGH
MIDWEEK. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. COMBINED SWELL GENERATED
FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO GAP WIND EVENTS
WILL BRING ROUGH SEAS TO THE WATERS E OF 112W. THIS NE SWELL
WILL SPREAD ROUGH SEAS WESTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 10N AND E
OF 125W THROUGH THU.
SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
**GAP WINDS FORECAST**
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 04N88W TO 02S105W. ITCZ FROM
02S105W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN
82W AND 102W.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 04N88W TO 02S105W. THE
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02S105W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 82W AND 102W.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS OVER THE NW WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES THE WATERS N OF 18N, ANCHORED BY A 1022 MB HIGH
CENTERED NEAR 32N123W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS IS SUPPORTING
FRESH TO NEAR- GALE FORCE WINDS EAST OF THE TROUGH. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURE IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS S OF 20N AND W OF 110W. A SET OF NW SWELL HAS PROPAGATED
INTO THE NW WATERS, WITH SEAS IN THE 8-14 FT RANGE. ELSEWHERE,
SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FT PREVAIL.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING: THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA AND THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH IS
SUPPORTING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E GAP WINDS OVER THE
PAPAGAYO REGION. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD, FURTHER TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT, WITH WINDS
REACHING MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS TUE MORNING AND SEAS WILL BECOME
VERY ROUGH. GALE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH WED MORNING.
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO 08N89W
TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N86W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N87W
TO 10N91W TO 09N92W TO 08N92W TO 07N89W TO 10N85W NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N86W TO 13N87W TO 12N90W
TO 08N94W TO 06N95W TO 08N88W TO 11N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 12N89W TO 13N91W TO
06N96W TO 03N97W TO 04N91W TO 12N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N91W TO 08N90W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
10N87W TO 09N99W TO 09N113W TO 01N108W TO 01S99W TO 00N95W TO
10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING: THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA AND THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH IS
SUPPORTING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E GAP WINDS OVER THE
PAPAGAYO REGION. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD, FURTHER TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT, WITH WINDS
REACHING MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS TUE MORNING AND SEAS WILL BECOME
VERY ROUGH. GALE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH WED MORNING.
PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR INFORMATION ON A GALE
WARNING FOR THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE
WINDS PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WITH SEAS TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS, AND ROUGH SEAS, WILL PREVAIL DOWNWIND
OF THE GULF OF PANAMA AND JUST S OF THE AZUERO PENINSULA TONIGHT
INTO TUE. THE LARGE WIND FIELD OF THE TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR THROUGH
TONIGHT. HOWEVER, ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS
THESE WATERS THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NW
WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS N OF 10N AND W OF 130W THROUGH
MIDWEEK. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. COMBINED SWELL GENERATED
FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO GAP WIND EVENTS
WILL BRING ROUGH SEAS TO THE WATERS E OF 112W. THIS NE SWELL
WILL SPREAD ROUGH SEAS WESTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 10N AND E
OF 125W THROUGH THU.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 08N81W TO
06N81W TO 06N80W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N80W TO 09N80W TO 06N81W TO 04N81W TO
04N81W TO 06N80W TO 08N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N80W TO 08N80W TO 06N81W TO 04N84W TO
02N84W TO 03N83W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE
WINDS PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WITH SEAS TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS, AND ROUGH SEAS, WILL PREVAIL DOWNWIND
OF THE GULF OF PANAMA AND JUST S OF THE AZUERO PENINSULA TONIGHT
INTO TUE. THE LARGE WIND FIELD OF THE TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR THROUGH
TONIGHT. HOWEVER, ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS
THESE WATERS THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
** TSUNAMI INFO **
tsunami
See https://www.tsunami.gov/events/xml/PHEBAtom.xml PTCW - Tsunami warnings and info for Pacific Ocean (1.1 days old)
Updated 22 Feb 2026 17:08:03 GMT (1.1 days old)
in the east central Pacific Ocean
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2026/02/22/tavds9/1/WEZS42/WEZS42.txt
WEZS42 PHEB 221708
TIBPPG
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
608 AM SST SUN FEB 22 2026
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM AN EARTHQUAKE...
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EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED
IN BORNEO INDONESIA
AT 558 AM SAMOA STANDARD TIME ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22 2026 AT 373 MILES DEPTH.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
* MAGNITUDE 6.8
* ORIGIN TIME 0558 AM SST FEB 22 2026
* COORDINATES 6.9 NORTH 116.2 EAST
* DEPTH 373 MILES
* LOCATION BORNEO
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT TSUNAMI.GOV.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKE - ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS.
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See https://www.tsunami.gov/events/xml/PAAQAtom.xml NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Center Bulletins (0.4 days old)
Updated 23 Feb 2026 10:06:22 GMT (0.4 days old)
50 miles SW of Nikolski, Alaska
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2026/02/23/tawp7i/1/WEAK53/WEAK53.txt
WEAK53 PAAQ 231006
TIBAK1
Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
106 AM AKST Mon Feb 23 2026
...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
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* An earthquake has occurred; a tsunami is not expected.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.
* Magnitude 5.9
* Origin Time 0102 AKST Feb 23 2026
0202 PST Feb 23 2026
1002 UTC Feb 23 2026
* Coordinates 52.5 North 170.0 West
* Depth 1 miles
* Location 50 miles SW of Nikolski, Alaska
290 miles E of Adak, Alaska
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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* Further information will be issued by the United States
Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov) or the appropriate
regional seismic network.
* This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center
message issued for this event unless additional information
becomes available.
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