Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 15, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 14.9N 111.8W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N108W TO
20N112W TO 16N113W TO 14N111W TO 14N108W TO 16N107W TO 19N108W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 15.1N 116.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NE SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N112W TO 20N117W TO 16N120W TO 11N113W TO
14N111W TO 19N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.2N 119.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N113W TO 22N115W TO 21N122W TO 16N123W TO
10N120W TO 10N116W TO 18N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N113W TO 23N118W TO 20N124W TO
08N124W TO 10N114W TO 14N112W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS EXTEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WATERS SOUTH
OF 20N AND WEST 107W TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF ELIDA EARLY THIS
MORNING, AND IMPACTING THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS TO NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS ACROSS THIS AREA ARE 6 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE TO THE EAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS ARE
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE 6 TO 8 FT. A BROAD
RIDGE PREVAILS ELSEWHERE OFFSHORE OF BAJA BAJA CALIFORNIA AND TO
THE NW OF ELIDA. THIS PATTERN IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE
NW TO N WINDS AND 4 TO 5 FT SEAS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS, AND
LIGHT BREEZES WITH 1 TO 3 FT SEAS INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM ELIDA WILL MOVE TO 15.0N 113.8W
THIS AFTERNOON, 15.1N 116.1W THU MORNING, 15.5N 118.1W THU
AFTERNOON, STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 16.2N 119.8W FRI
MORNING, 17.1N 121.3W FRI AFTERNOON, AND 18.2N 122.7W SAT
MORNING. ELIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO
20.9N 125.4W EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE, A BROAD RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH
THU, ALLOWING FOR GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS TO CONTINUE
ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SWELL. IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE INCREASING TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH IN
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, STRONGEST
DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS, WITH LOCALLY ROUGH
SEAS AT TIMES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON
RECENTLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM ELIDA, CENTERED 491 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.2-3.5 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NE 3-4, Seas SSW --? ft @ 17sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
FRIDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSW 1-3.8 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - NE 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?