Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
March 9, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
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A 1008 MB LOW IS OVER THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE NEAR 26N118W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NE TO
29N116W AND SW TO 23N119W. TO THE WEST OF THE LOW, A BROAD
SURFACE RIDGE PREVAILS, WHICH IS TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS OVER THE SW
SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW, EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 24N118W FROM
THE LOW CENTER. ROUGH SEAS TO 9 FT ARE WITHIN THESE WINDS. IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WINDS ARE LIGHT TO GENTLE AND SEAS SLIGHT.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT FOR FRESH N TO NE WINDS IN TEHUANTEPEC.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
AND REACH PUNTA EUGENIA THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA MON NIGHT INTO TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN CABO SAN LAZARO AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO
BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY
THROUGH TUE. ON TUE, A RIDGE WILL REBUILD TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA
AS A SET OF NW SWELL CROSSES THE WATERS JUST WEST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE OFFSHORES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER MEXICO WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG
NW WINDS BETWEEN LOS CABOS AND CABO CORRIENTES, INCLUDING LAS
MARIAS ISLANDS LATE TUE INTO WED. OTHERWISE, FRESH TO STRONG NNE
WINDS IN TEHUANTEPEC WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE OR WEAKER SPEEDS
BY THIS EVENING, HOWEVER A STRONGER GAP WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TO
BEGIN ON THU MORNING, WITH WINDS LIKELY REACHING GALE-FORCE THU
EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1031 MB REMAINS WELL TO THE NW OF THE REGION
NEAR 37N144W. ASSOCIATED BROAD RIDGING COVERS THE WATERS N OF
ABOUT 15N AND W OF 120W. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
SUSTAINING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS FROM 04N TO 18N
BETWEEN 123W AND 140W. ROUGH SEAS TO 8 FT PREVAIL WITH THESE
WINDS. A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE OUTER BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE OFFSHORES WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG W TO NW WINDS
EXTENDING WESTWARD TO 126W AND SOUTHWARD TO 23N. SCATTEROMETER
DATA ALSO SHOW MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE FAR NW OPEN
WATERS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE OF
MODERATE OR WEAKER AND SEAS MODERATE IN MIXED SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT INTO TUE.
NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING 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 AND SUBSIDE THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE, SW CROSS-EQUATORIAL
SWELL WILL REACH THE WATERS W OF THE GALAPAGOS BY THIS EVENING
AND THEN WILL SPREAD NE, REMAINING ALONG THE TROPICAL WATERS WITH
ROUGH SEAS BEFORE SUBSIDING FROM EAST TO WEST BY SAT MORNING.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet