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FZPN27 KNHC 181939
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of
Mexico

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PMZ001-190745-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...The Pacific ridge will remain in place and fluctuate
throughout the rest of the week. This pattern will maintain
moderate to fresh NW to N winds over the offshore waters of the
Baja California peninsula, gradually weakening through Thu.
Expect fresh winds near the coast each evening through Sat. High
pressure will strengthen modestly Fri and Sat to bring a return
to moderate to fresh winds. Variable winds less than 15 kt are
expected across the Gulf of California, except for pulses of
moderate W gap winds across southern portions and fresh SW gap
winds N of 30N each evening and night.

$$

PMZ009-190745-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 31N, and NW 15 to 20 kt S of
31N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ011-190745-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ013-190745-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ014-190745-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 14
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ016-190745-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 14
seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 10
seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. Period 9
seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 10 seconds.

$$

PMZ017-190745-
Northern Gulf of California-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 4
seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
5 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 4
seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and NW 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 3
seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  Period 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.Period 2 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 5
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 5
seconds.

$$

PMZ019-190745-
Central Gulf of California-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10
seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10
seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 10
seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 8
seconds.

$$

PMZ021-190745-
Southern Gulf of California-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15
seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas
3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to
S swell. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
7 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to
S swell. Period 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ022-190745-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft primarily in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft primarily in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds.


$$

PMZ024-190745-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 9
seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell.
Period 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 8
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
8 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 12
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
10 seconds.

$$

PMZ025-190745-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N
winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in mixed
S and NW swell. Period 8 seconds.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 7
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of
shore, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of
shore, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 10 seconds.

$$

PMZ026-190745-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and SW
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 7 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and W 10 to 15 kt
S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and W 10 to
15 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt S
of 14N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ028-190745-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N of 14N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N
10 kt late. S of 14N, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.THU...N of 14N, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the afternoon. S of 14N, variable winds less
than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
7 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt N of 14N, and W 15 to 20 kt S of 14N.
Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ029-190745-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
1239 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15
seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...E of 93W, NW to N winds 10 kt late. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the evening. W of 93W, variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 7 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Aguirre