Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 3, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NE PACIFIC ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WATERS TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, AND IS MAINTAINING
GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS, WITH 5-7 FT SEAS IN MERGING NW
AND SW SWELL, PER RECENT SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA. GENTLE BREEZES
AND SLIGHT SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE TO PUERTO ANGEL. FRESH NW TO N
GAP WINDS WITH LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT CONTINUE IN A NARROW
PLUME ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR 14.5N
THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OFFSHORE
THE COASTS FROM CHIAPAS AND GUERRERO, S OF 14.5N, AND CONTINUE TO
SHIFT WESTWARD.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES THROUGH SAT, BECOMING
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH NEAR THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
STARTING SAT EVENING THROUGH TUE, AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
MODESTLY INTO THE AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH GAP WINDS ACROSS THE
TEHUANTEPEC REGION WILL PULSE AGAIN TO STRONG TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING, THEN DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD,
LARGE SW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WATERS OFF SOUTHERN
MEXICO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE DOUGLAS ARE CENTERED NEAR 20N
128.5W AT 1800 UTC, MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KT.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB. RECENT SATELLITE
SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30
KT. SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA ALSO SHOWS SEAS OF 3.5 TO 4.0 M
EXTEND UP TO 180 NM N AND NW OF THE CENTER. THE GALE WARNING FOR
THIS AREA HAS THUS ENDED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH WITH THIS SYSTEM AND ARE NOW CONFINED TO A MODEST
CLUSTER FROM 90 TO 240 NM ACROSS THE N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE, A
BROAD NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE PERSISTS ACROSS THE WATERS TO
THE NORTH OF THE REMNANTS OF DOUGLAS, AND EXTEND SOUTHEASTWARD
INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARE
PRODUCING FRESH NE WINDS AND SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND
ACROSS THE WATERS N THROUGH NW OF THE LOW. MODERATE TO FRESH NE
WINDS AND 6-8 FT SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE NORTH OF 17N AND WEST
OF 120W. FARTHER EAST, FRESH WINDS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS ARE
OCCURRING S OF 13N, AND ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 103W.
MOSTLY GENTLE TO MODERATE SE BREEZES AND 5-8 FT SEAS IN MIXED
SWELL ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - W 8-10, Seas SSW 0.9-3.8 ft @ 19sec
TONITE - WSW 4-5, Seas SSW 1.2-3.7 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 1-4.1 ft @ 19sec
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - S 2-2, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - SSE 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - Not available yet