Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
March 10, 2026, 9:30 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N108W TO 26N110W TO 25N111W TO
24N110W TO 23N110W TO 23N108W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 29N113W TO 26N111W TO
25N110W TO 27N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A 1008 MB SURFACE LOW OVER THE SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY IS
SHIFTING EASTWARD. NORTHWEST OF THE LOW, A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE
PREVAILS AND EXTENDS TO 120W. THIS IS PRODUCING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW AND ALSO
BETWEEN THE LOW AND 130W, RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW
WINDS OVER THE SW SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW, EXTENDING TO
APPROXIMATELY 22N FROM THE LOW CENTER. ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL ARE WITHIN THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER. IN THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA, THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW IS SUPPORTING MODERATE
TO FRESH SW TO W WINDS AND SEAS TO 4 FT. BETWEEN CABO SAN LUCAS
AND THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MANZANILLO, WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH
FROM THE NW, AND SEAS ARE MODERATE TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS
BETWEEN CABO SAN LUCAS AND PUNTA EUGENIA THIS MORNING. MODERATE
TO FRESH SW TO W WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE EXITING
LOW, A RIDGE WILL BUILD TOWARDS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND CABO
CORRIENTES, WHILE NEW NW SWELL ENTERS THE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND CABO CORRIENTES, INCLUDING LAS TRES
MARIAS, FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH WED EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALSO FRESHEN INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WED THROUGH THU
MORNING. OTHERWISE, A STRONG GAP WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TO BEGIN
ACROSS TEHUANTEPEC ON THU MORNING, WITH WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE
THU EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING BELOW GALE-FORCE BY LATE FRI
MORNING. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORES SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
TODAY. NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY,
AND EXTEND A RIDGE ACROSS THE E PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL WATERS. AS A
RESULT, NEW NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS W OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORES TO ABOUT 130W TONIGHT AND WED, AND SUBSIDE
THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE, LARGE S-SW CROSS-EQUATORIAL SWELL WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE N AND NE, PRODUCING ROUGH SEAS AS FAR N AS
20N THROUGH WED, BEFORE SUBSIDING FROM EAST TO WEST WED NIGHT
THROUGH FRI.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1029 MB REMAINS WELL NW OF THE REGION. AN
ASSOCIATED BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 14N AND W OF
108W. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUSTAINING FRESH NE WINDS
FROM 04N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 140W. ROUGH SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FT
IN MIXED SWELL PREVAIL WITH THESE WINDS. A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE
IS NEARING TO COAST OF CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG W TO NW WINDS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO 23N.
ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE SEAS IN
MIXED SWELL.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet