Weather Summary for Mexico and Central America
April 9, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Weather Summary for Mexico and Central America
**OUTSIDE BAJA FORECAST**
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
SHORT-TERM ENSENADA - CEDROS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
SHORT-TERM CEDROS - SAN LAZAROS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
SHORT-TERM SAN LAZAROS - CABO FALSO
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM OUTSIDE OF THE BAJA
SATURDAY - Northern 1/3 Not available yet, Middle 2/3 Not available yet, Southern 1/3 Not available yet
SUNDAY - Northern 1/3 Not available yet, Middle 2/3 Not available yet, Southern 1/3 Not available yet
MONDAY - Northern 1/3 Not available yet, Middle 2/3 Not available yet, Southern 1/3 Not available yet
TUESDAY - Northern 1/3 Not available yet, Middle 2/3 Not available yet, Southern 1/3 Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Northern 1/3 Not available yet, Middle 2/3 Not available yet, Southern 1/3 Not available yet
**SEA OF CORTEZ FORECAST**
MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
ALONG WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. OTHERWISE, A WEAK RIDGE CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING
GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS. HOWEVER, MAINLY
MODERATE NW WINDS ARE OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF CABO SAN LUCAS
AND DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR 22N. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE OBSERVED
ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIGHT
TO GENTLE SE TO S WINDS NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF. ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS, PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERLY SWELL, PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, PULSING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST
IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION THROUGH SUN, WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 7
OR 8 FT. AFTERWARDS, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE FORECAST OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A RIDGE. BY MON NIGHT
INTO TUE, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY TIGHTEN ENOUGH BETWEEN THE RIDGE
TO THE W AND LOWER PRESSURES INLAND MEXICO TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH NW WINDS OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. FRESH TO STRONG
SW WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRI
NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE, THEN
MODERATE TO FRESH SW TO W WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE
SEAS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
SATURDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
SUNDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
MONDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
TUESDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet
**SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN CROSSING FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
**MAZATLAN TO BANDERAS BAY FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
**CABO CORRIENTES FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM CABO CORRIENTES TO MANZANILLO
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM CABO CORRIENTES TO MANZANILLO
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
**MEXICAN RIVIERA FORECAST**
SHORT-TERM MEXICAN RIVIERA MANZANILLO TO BAHIAS DE HUATULCO
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MEXICAN RIVIERA MANZANILLO TO BAHIAS DE HUATULCO
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
**TEHUANTEPEC FORECAST**
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
ALONG WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. OTHERWISE, A WEAK RIDGE CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING
GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS. HOWEVER, MAINLY
MODERATE NW WINDS ARE OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF CABO SAN LUCAS
AND DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR 22N. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE OBSERVED
ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIGHT
TO GENTLE SE TO S WINDS NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF. ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS, PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERLY SWELL, PREVAIL.
SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
**GAP WINDS FORECAST**
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N97W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES
FROM 06N97W TO 06N120W TO 02N140W. A SECOND ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 02S106W TO BEYOND 05S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 01N TO 08N E OF 84W
TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A CLUSTER OF SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
IS SEEN FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N97W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES
FROM 06N97W TO 06N120W TO 02N140W. A SECOND ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 02S106W TO BEYOND 05S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 01N TO 08N E OF
84W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A CLUSTER OF SIMILAR CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IS SEEN FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N130W TO 27N140W. GENTLE TO
LOCALLY MODERATE N WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT.
A BAND-LIKE OF MULTILAYER CLOUDS, ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG UPPER
LEVEL WINDS, IS NOTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT ENTERING THE FORECAST
WATERS NEAR 21N140W. A 1020 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER IS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT LOCATED NEAR 28N125W AND EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE N WATERS, PARTICULARLY N OF 19N AND W OF 110W.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURES IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS
IN THE TRADE WIND ZONE, W OF 120W. SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT ARE WITHIN
THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS ARE OCCURRING.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
RECENT SCATTEROMETER PASS INDICATES MODERATE TO FRESH GAP WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND DOWNWIND TO NEAR 89W. SEAS ARE 4
TO 6 FT WITH THESE WINDS. FARTHER EAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE N WINDS
AND 3 TO 4 FT SEAS ARE PRESENT IN THE GULF OF PANAMA AND JUST SOUTH
OF THE AZUERO PENINSULA TO NEAR 04N. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS. STRONGER WINDS ARE NOTED IN SCATTEROMETER DATA OFFSHORE
COLOMBIA DUE TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE PAPAGAYO
AREA AND DOWNWIND TO ABOUT 89W THROUGH THU. TOWARD THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND, WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 OR 9
FT IN THE PAPAGAYO REGION AS A STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES N
OF THE AREA. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH, ARE
FORECAST IN THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD,
WITH STRONGER CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N90W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
RECENT SCATTEROMETER PASS INDICATES MODERATE TO FRESH GAP WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND DOWNWIND TO NEAR 89W. SEAS ARE 4
TO 6 FT WITH THESE WINDS. FARTHER EAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE N WINDS
AND 3 TO 4 FT SEAS ARE PRESENT IN THE GULF OF PANAMA AND JUST SOUTH
OF THE AZUERO PENINSULA TO NEAR 04N. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS. STRONGER WINDS ARE NOTED IN SCATTEROMETER DATA OFFSHORE
COLOMBIA DUE TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.
RECENT SCATTEROMETER PASS INDICATES MODERATE TO FRESH GAP WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND DOWNWIND TO NEAR 89W. SEAS ARE 4
TO 6 FT WITH THESE WINDS. FARTHER EAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE N WINDS
AND 3 TO 4 FT SEAS ARE PRESENT IN THE GULF OF PANAMA AND JUST SOUTH
OF THE AZUERO PENINSULA TO NEAR 04N. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS. STRONGER WINDS ARE NOTED IN SCATTEROMETER DATA OFFSHORE
COLOMBIA DUE TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE PAPAGAYO
AREA AND DOWNWIND TO ABOUT 89W THROUGH THU. TOWARD THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND, WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 OR 9
FT IN THE PAPAGAYO REGION AS A STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES N
OF THE AREA. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH, ARE
FORECAST IN THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD,
WITH STRONGER CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
** TSUNAMI INFO **
tsunami
See https://www.tsunami.gov/events/xml/PHEBAtom.xml PTCW - Tsunami warnings and info for Pacific Ocean (7.2 days old)
Updated 02 Apr 2026 01:11:18 GMT (7.2 days old)
See https://www.tsunami.gov/events/xml/PAAQAtom.xml NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Center Bulletins (5.9 days old)
Updated 03 Apr 2026 08:28:39 GMT (5.9 days old)
60 miles SW of Buldir I., Alaska
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2026/04/03/tcwskp/1/WEAK53/WEAK53.txt
Incident past 2 days, follow link for details.