Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
March 12, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS LESS 2.5 M TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W
TO 13N95W TO 14N93W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N92W TO 16N94W TO 13N99W TO 09N100W
TO 10N93W TO 14N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 15N96W TO 13N100W TO 09N101W TO
08N95W TO 10N91W TO 15N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.WITHIN 30N113W TO 28N113W TO 25N110W TO 23N109W TO 25N108W TO
26N109W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS SE FROM A 1033 MB HIGH NW OF THE
REGION AND COVERS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH NW TO N WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE OFFSHORES OF
THE BAJA PENINSULA, THE MOUTH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AS WELL
AS OFFSHORE JALISCO, MEXICO. THESE WINDS ARE DUE TO THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MEXICO AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE. SEAS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA ARE 7 TO 8 FT,
WHILE 5 TO 7 FT SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE GULF OF
AMERICA IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT, ALLOWING STRONG WINDS TO
FUNNEL ACROSS THE CHIVELA PASS INTO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THU
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REACH NEAR GALE-FORCE SPEEDS
LATER IN THE MORNING AND ACCELERATE TO GALE SPEED EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO 10 FT ON THU
MORNING, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO 17 FT BY THU EVENING. GALES WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH FRI MORNING, THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY REDUCE IN
SPEED AND AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH SAT MORNING. A RIDGE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD TOWARDS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND CABO CORRIENTES
THROUGH THU, WHILE NEW NW SWELL SPREADS ACROSS THE WATERS OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CABO CORRIENTES, INCLUDING
LAS TRES MARIAS, THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHWEST FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS
THU MORNING AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS MODESTLY ACROSS THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1033 MB REMAINS WELL NW OF THE REGION. AN
ASSOCIATED BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 12N AND W OF
108W. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUSTAINING MODERATE TO
FRESH NE TO E WINDS FROM 02N TO 21N WEST OF 110W, EXCEPT FRESH TO
STRONG FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 116W AND 134W. ALTIMETER DATA
SHOW ROUGH SEAS IN THE 8 TO 10 FT RANGE WITHIN THESE WINDS.
NORTHWEST SWELL IS ENTERING THE HIGH SEAS WEST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE OFFSHORE WATERS, THUS AFFECTING THE REGION N OF
27N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W WITH ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE,
WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED N AND S
SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE NW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL EXTEND
A RIDGE SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE E PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL
WATERS. THE NW SWELL W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE OFFSHORES IS
FORECAST TO SUBSIDE THU NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, NEW CROSS-EQUATORIAL
SW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GALAPAGOS ADJACENT WATERS
FRI LATE AFTERNOON AND SUBSIDE BY SUN EVENING.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet