Tehuantepec Forecast

January 15, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO
16N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N97W TO
11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 10N100W TO
10N97W TO 11N94W TO 15N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO
11N97W TO 11N95W TO 16N94W... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA... WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N99W TO 10N104W TO
08N101W TO 08N95W TO 11N92W TO 16N95W... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN
16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N104W TO 08N104W TO 06N97W TO 09N93W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO
11N106W TO 07N104W TO 06N98W TO 09N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO
16N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N97W TO
11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 10N100W TO
10N97W TO 11N94W TO 15N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO
11N97W TO 11N95W TO 16N94W... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA... WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N99W TO 10N104W TO
08N101W TO 08N95W TO 11N92W TO 16N95W... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN
16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N104W TO 08N104W TO 06N97W TO 09N93W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO
11N106W TO 07N104W TO 06N98W TO 09N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING:
STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITH SEAS QUICKLY BUILDING TO 16 OR 17 FT BY
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES
OF THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS IN MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL SUPPORT THIS
GAP WIND EVENT. SEAS GENERATED FROM THIS EVENT WILL SPREAD WELL
AWAY FROM THE TEHUANTEPEC AREA, WITH SEAS 8 FT OR GREATER
REACHING AS FAR WEST AS 105W ON FRI. MARINE INTERESTS TRANSITING
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TODAY AND EARLY FRI SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THIS GAP WIND EVENT, AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO
AVOID HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS OVER THE AFFECTED WATERS. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRI MORNING. LOOKING
AHEAD, ANOTHER STRONG GALE FORCE GAP WIND EVENT IS SLATED TO
BEGIN ON SUN.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH FRI MORNING. PLEASE,
SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH SEAS OF 3 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

FOR THE FORECAST, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE REGION
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS IN THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, EXCEPT FOR TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING WHEN STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. ANOTHER ROUND OF NEAR GALE-FORCE
WINDS WITH ROUGH SEAS IS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. PULSING
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA THROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS GENERATED BY THE GAP WIND EVENT
IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COMBINED WITH SEAS GENERATED IN THE
PAPAGAYO REGION WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR LATE TODAY THROUGH LATE FRI. OTHERWISE,
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PERSIST
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 25-31, Seas NNW 13.9-14 ft @ 8sec
TONITE - N 22-28, Seas NNW 13.4-13.5 ft @ 9sec
FRIDAY - N 22-28, Seas NNW 13.4-13.5 ft @ 9sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.8-3 ft @ 14sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
SATURDAY - NNW 22-28, Seas SSW 4.2-4.9 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 29-36, Seas NNW 9.1-9.4 ft @ 7sec
MONDAY - N 29-36, Seas NNW 12.8-12.9 ft @ 8sec
TUESDAY - N 22-28, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - N 22-28, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?