Tehuantepec Forecast

January 31, 2026, 9:00 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 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO
12N99W TO 11N99W TO 11N95W TO 12N94W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO
15N96W TO 12N101W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO
13N105W TO 10N104W TO 07N95W TO 10N92W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO
12N100W TO 12N99W TO 12N97W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 10N93W TO 16N94W TO 12N108W
TO 06N105W TO 03N99W TO 04N97W TO 10N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N89W TO 08N91W TO 08N88W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N88W TO 13N90W TO 11N90W TO
07N90W TO 07N89W TO 09N85W TO 13N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N87W TO
09N92W TO 07N93W TO 07N91W TO 10N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N87W TO 13N92W TO
09N94W TO 05N95W TO 06N88W TO 10N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO
12N99W TO 11N99W TO 11N95W TO 12N94W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO
15N96W TO 12N101W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO
13N105W TO 10N104W TO 07N95W TO 10N92W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO
12N100W TO 12N99W TO 12N97W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 10N93W TO 16N94W TO 12N108W
TO 06N105W TO 03N99W TO 04N97W TO 10N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE SWELL.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING: THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN MEXICO AND THE EASTERN NORTH
PACIFIC MONSOON TROUGH IS SUPPORTING STRONG GALE- FORCE WINDS,
AND SEAS TO 20 FT, IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION. WINDS WILL START TO
DIMINISH SUN MORNING, FALLING BELOW GALE FORCE TUE MORNING.
ANOTHER GALE FORCE GAP WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE IN TEHUANTEPEC
STARTING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION ABOVE
FOR MORE DETAILS.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN SURFACE RIDGING WEST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND A SURFACE
TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
NW WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE SLIGHT TO MODERATE
OVER THESE WATERS. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH
MODERATE SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A SET OF NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

FOR THE FORECAST, ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, A GALE FORCE
GAP WIND EVENT OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS PRODUCING ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WESTERN GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR
WATERS. SWELL GENERATED FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO GAP WIND EVENT
WILL MERGE WITH THIS AREA TO MAINTAIN ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ALONG WITH
ROUGH SEAS WILL IMPACT THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 29-36, Seas NNW 15.2-15.3 ft @ 9sec
TONITE - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY NIGHT - NNW 19-24, Seas NNW 7-7.4 ft @ 7sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TUESDAY - NNW 19-24, Seas NNW 7-7.4 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 19-24, Seas NW 4.7-5.4 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY - NNW 32-40, Seas NNW 11.4-11.5 ft @ 8sec
FRIDAY - NNW 30-37, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - Not available yet