Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
October 24, 2026, 8:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 12.4N 102.8W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 24
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N99W TO 17N104W TO
14N107W TO 12N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N99W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N96W TO
17N100W TO 18N106W TO 11N110W TO 06N106W TO 07N99W TO 13N96W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 14.3N 103.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N99W TO
18N102W TO 18N106W TO 11N106W TO 11N102W TO 13N99W TO 17N99W
WINDS 20 TO 3 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
13N96W TO 21N106W TO 19N111W TO 13N113W TO 06N107W TO 06N102W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 15.9N 104.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO
20N105W TO 17N108W TO 14N108W TO 12N104W TO 13N101W TO
17N100W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 23N109W TO
17N114W TO 11N111W TO 08N105W TO 13N98W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO
16N98W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND VANCE, MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS ARE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, WITH MODERATE SEAS.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE FOUND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
WATERS, WITH SLIGHT SEAS ARE OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND
MODERATE SEAS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS AWAY FROM VANCE
AND THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE VANCE WILL MOVE TO 13.1N 103.1W THIS
AFTERNOON, 14.3N 103.4W SUN MORNING, 15.2N 103.7W SUN AFTERNOON,
15.9N 104.1W MON MORNING, 16.2N 104.2W MON AFTERNOON, AND 16.6N
104.3W TUE MORNING. VANCE WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT
MOVES TO 17.5N 104.4W EARLY WED. MEANWHILE, WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO PULSE TO GALE FORCE LIKELY THROUGH MON NIGHT OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING IN PLACE,
THEN PULSING TO FRESH TO STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH NW-N WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WILL LINGER EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. ROUGH SEAS IN
NORTHERLY SWELLS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE WILL BRIEFLY
SPREAD ACROSS THOSE WATERS TODAY, SUBSIDING TONIGHT. MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE AWAY FROM
VANCE AND THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, EXCEPT MAINLY SLIGHT SEAS IN
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - W 4-5, Seas SSE 0-2 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - WSW 5-6, Seas SSE 0-2.5 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NW 6-8, Seas SSE 0-2.3 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 5-6, Seas SSE 0-2.1 ft @ 12sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
MONDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSE 0-1.8 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSE 0-1.7 ft @ 12sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSE 0-1.7 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.4-3.3 ft @ 16sec
FRIDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.3-3.2 ft @ 15sec