Tehuantepec Forecast



December 26, 2025, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast


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

WARNINGS
.NONE.

.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED TO AN INTENSE STORM CENTER LOCATED WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N127W SOUTHWESTWARD TO 29N130W
AND TO 28N140W. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE WEST OF THE
FRONT JUST NORTH OF 30N. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE FRONT, A 1021 MB
HIGH CENTER IS ANALYZED AT 27N119W. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE NEAR
THE HIGH CENTER. SOUTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS CONTINUE INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
WHERE SEAS ARE 3 TO 5 FT, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA SUR EXTEND TO THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA IS
PRODUCING SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FT OVER THE BAJA NORTE WATERS AND 4 TO 6
FT SOUTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC REGION ALONG WITH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT. OTHERWISE, GENTLE
TO LOCALLY MODERATE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE MEXICAN WATERS BETWEEN PUERTO ANGEL AND BAJA SUR, WHERE
SEAS ARE 3 TO 5 FT. WAVES GENERATED ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
ARE PRODUCING SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS
WELL OFFSHORE OF TEHUANTEPEC.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE GRADIENT RELATED TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF OF AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO INDUCE STRONG NORTHERLY GAP
WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION THIS MORNING, THEN AT
FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT
AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS AND REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY. SEAS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH SAT. GALE CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC REGION TUE NIGHT. NORTHWEST SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH
THE WATERS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NEW
SET OF NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING INTO THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT, SPREADING ROUGH SEAS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A RETURN TO
MORE TYPICAL NORTHERLY WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA SUN INTO
TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 16-20, Seas N 5.1-5.5 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - N 16-20, Seas N 5.1-5.5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - N 11-14, Seas SW 2.3-3.1 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - N 16-20, Seas N 5.1-5.5 ft @ 6sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - N 33-41, Seas NNW 15.6-15.6 ft @ 9sec
WEDNESDAY - N 32-40, Seas NNW 16-16.1 ft @ 9sec
THURSDAY - N 26-33, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?