Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast



October 22, 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.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 9.7N 101.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
22 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N99W TO 11N101W TO 11N102W TO
08N102W TO 08N100W TO 09N99W TO 10N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N97W TO 13N101W TO
11N103W TO 08N104W TO 06N101W TO 07N98W TO 11N97W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 10.5N 102.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N99W TO 14N102W TO 13N105W TO 10N106W TO
08N103W TO 08N101W TO 11N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 7.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N97W TO 15N101W TO 11N108W TO
06N105W TO 05N101W TO 08N98W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 11.8N 103.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N100W TO 16N105W TO 13N107W TO 11N106W TO
09N101W TO 11N100W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 18N106W TO 13N112W TO
04N104W TO 04N101W TO 08N98W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N100W TO
12N100W TO 11N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 14N99W TO
12N98W TO 14N96W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N99W TO 13N102W TO 11N98W
TO 11N97W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W
TO 15N98W TO 15N101W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 15N95W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N100W TO 14N100W TO 13N99W
TO 12N97W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO
14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N98W TO 13N97W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.

ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND T.S. VANCE, LIGHT TO
GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SEAS
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.

SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
DATA NOTE - Using cached forecast from 6 hours ago.
TODAY - NW 6-8, Seas NW 1-1 ft @ 2sec
TONITE - WNW 6-8, Seas WNW 0-0.9 ft @ 3sec
FRIDAY - WNW 6-8, Seas WNW 0-0.9 ft @ 3sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - W 2-3, Seas WNW 0-0.6 ft @ 4sec

LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SATURDAY - W 4-5, Seas SSE 0-1.2 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - WNW 6-7, Seas SSE 0-2.1 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - NW 5-6, Seas SSE 0-2.1 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNE 6-8, Seas S 0-4.1 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - SW 7-9, Seas S 0-5.9 ft @ 15sec