Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast



October 30, 2026, 8:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast


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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

WARNINGS
.NONE.

.WITHIN 25N108W TO 25N109W TO 24N108W TO 23N108W TO 23N107W TO
24N107W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

THE REMNANTS OF VANCE ARE PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
SEAS TO 8 FT JUST NORTH OF CABO CORRIENTES. FRESH TO STRONG N TO
NE GAP WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITH
SEAS 6-8 FT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH 5-7 FT
OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS, 2-4 FT OVER THE N AND CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE STRONG WINDS GENERATED BY THE REMNANTS OF
VANCE WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG N GAP WINDS
OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND DIMINISH BY MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA AND OVER THE N GULF OF CALIFORNIA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN
WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE TO SW WINDS. FRESH NW WINDS SHOULD OCCUR
OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ON MON AND TUE IN THE WAKE OF THE
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE.

FOR THE FORECAST, THE LOW WILL BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD. BY TONIGHT, FRESH TO
STRONG S TO SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT AND
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS SHOULD OCCUR NORTH OF A COLD FRONT.
THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE OVER THE OFFSHORE ZONES WEST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING BY
SUN NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - S 6-7, Seas SSW 0-2.1 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NNW 2-3, Seas SSW 0-0.8 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY - NW 6-8, Seas NW 0.8-0.9 ft @ 2sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 5-6, Seas NW 0.6-0.7 ft @ 2sec

LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SUNDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas S 0.7-0.8 ft @ 7sec
MONDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.2-1.4 ft @ 7sec
TUESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 0-1.7 ft @ 6sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSW 0-2.4 ft @ 19sec
THURSDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-2.8 ft @ 15sec