Tehuantepec Forecast

January 30, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO
14.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W
TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N94W TO 13N96W TO 16N96W TO 12N98W TO 10N98W TO 12N94W TO
16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N96W TO
15N96W TO 12N100W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. IN THE REMAINING AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO
15N101W TO 12N105W TO 07N101W TO 06N96W TO 09N92W TO 15N93W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO
14.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W
TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N94W TO 13N96W TO 16N96W TO 12N98W TO 10N98W TO 12N94W TO
16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N96W TO
15N96W TO 12N100W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. IN THE REMAINING AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO
15N101W TO 12N105W TO 07N101W TO 06N96W TO 09N92W TO 15N93W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING: PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
FURTHER IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER EASTERN MEXICO. THEREFORE, N
WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL REACH STRONG TO NEAR-GALE
FORCE THIS EVENING, THEN GALE TO STRONG-GALE FORCE TONIGHT AND
SAT, POSSIBLY LASTING UNTIL LATE TUE. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
AT 18 TO 22 FT SAT NIGHT.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE RIDGING WEST OF THE BAJA
PENINSULA AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING
FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE
SLIGHT TO MODERATE OVER THESE WATERS. FRESH TO NEAR-GALE WINDS,
AND SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FT, ARE OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. ROUGH
SEAS IN NW SWELL HAS MOVED INTO THE WATERS NW OF GUADALUPE
ISLAND. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE
SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E GAP WINDS IN THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO WILL POSSIBLY PEAK AT GALE-FORCE SUN NIGHT THROUGH
TUE AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES HELPS TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. AN UPCOMING GALE
FORCE GAP WIND EVENT OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL PRODUCE
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WESTERN GUATEMALA AND EL
SALVADOR WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
GAP WINDS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED NEAR THE GULF
OF PANAMA SAT EVENING THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 30-38, Seas NNW 12.1-12.4 ft @ 8sec
TONITE - N 27-34, Seas NNW 15.1-15.2 ft @ 9sec
SUNDAY - N 27-34, Seas NNW 15.1-15.2 ft @ 9sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
MONDAY - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec
TUESDAY - NNW 22-27, Seas NNW 7.7-8.1 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 22-27, Seas SSW 2.7-3.9 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - N 28-35, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - Not available yet