Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
March 10, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A 1007 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR PUNTA EUGENIA IS SHIFTING TOWARD THE
NE TONIGHT. 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 9 FT IN NW SWELL ARE WITHIN
THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW,
WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER. THIS SURFACE LOW IS ALSO SUPPORTED
BY A DEEP LAYERED UPPER LEVEL LOW, WHICH IS AIDING IN PRODUCING
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE BAHIA DE SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO AND THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. 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 TO THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF MANZANILLO, WINDS ARE MODERATE TO LOCALLY 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 NEAR PUNTA EUGENIA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE
MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO SAN
LAZARO AND PUNTA EUGENIA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH SW TO W WINDS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF WILL
DIMINISH TUE 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 SUR AND CABO CORRIENTES,
INCLUDING LAS TRES MARIAS, FROM LATE TUE 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
TONIGHT INTO TUE. NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NW OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA TUE, 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 TUE NIGHT
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 1027 MB REMAINS WELL TO THE NW OF THE REGION.
AN ASSOCIATED BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 10N AND W
OF 115W. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUSTAINING FRESH NE
WINDS FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. ROUGH SEAS OF 7 TO 8
FT IN MIXED SWELL PREVAIL WITH THESE WINDS. A 1007 MB LOW
PRESSURE IS NEARING TO COAST OF CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG W TO NW WINDS EXTENDING NORTHWESTWARD TO
127W AND SOUTHWARD TO 22.5N. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE OF MODERATE OR
WEAKER AND SEAS MODERATE 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