Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
January 12, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 12N96W TO 15N96W TO
10N102W TO 10N99W TO 12N93W TO 15N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N106W TO 10N98W TO
13N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 10N98W TO 11N107W TO 08N106W TO 07N100W TO
09N90W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NW SWELL W OF 102W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N97W TO 13N100W TO 11N107W TO
10N103W TO 11N96W TO 16N93W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT N OF 13N AND NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITHIN 12N94W TO 16N94W TO 13N104W TO
08N105W TO 06N102W TO 12N112.5W TO 07N96W TO 09.5N94W TO 12N94W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.WITHIN 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 27N112W TO 30N114W TO
31N113W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MEXICO AND
A TROUGH IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA REGION IS BRINGING FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS ARE
SEEPING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSAGES OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
INTO ITS OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS ARE 5 TO 6 FT OVER THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL SECTION OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND 3 TO 5 FT OVER
THE SOUTHERN SECTION. GENERALLY PER OVERNIGHT ASCAT SATELLITE DATA
PASSES, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE PRESENT ELSEWHERE OVER THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN
LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL ARE OVER THESE SAME WATERS.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.8-2.4 ft @ 11sec
TONITE - NNW 5-6, Seas SSW 1.3-2.1 ft @ 11sec
TUESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.1-1.8 ft @ 11sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.1-1.7 ft @ 10sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SW 1.1-1.6 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - N 11-14, Seas SW 1.3-1.9 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NW 8-10, Seas SSW 0.9-2.2 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - NE 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?