179 FZPN27 KNHC 261511 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by National Weather Service Honolulu HI 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 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. PMZ001-270315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front moving across the Gulf of Mexico reaching the Isthmus of Tehuantepec will induce a rapid increase in winds to gale force late this afternoon, becoming storm force this evening. Storm conditions are forecast to persist through late Thu, with gale force winds expecting to continue through Sat night or early Sun morning. Strong to gale force N-NW winds across the Gulf of California will filter through the mountain passages in Baja California into the offshore waters N of Cabo San Lazaro as a strong high pressure builds across the Great Basin region of the United States. $$ PMZ009-270315- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ011-270315- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ013-270315- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ015-270315- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Within 60 nm of shore, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ017-270315- Northern Gulf of California- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 7 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N of 30N between 113W and 114W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 7 seconds. $$ PMZ019-270315- Central Gulf of California- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 8 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ021-270315- Southern Gulf of California- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ023-270315- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near Cabo Corrientes, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ025-270315- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, NW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Within 60 nm of shore, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ027-270315- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 711 AM PST Wed Feb 26 2020 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM WARNING... ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, SW to W winds 10 kt early, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming N 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 45 to 50 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 35 to 40 kt Elsewhere. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N winds 45 to 50 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 30 to 40 kt Elsewhere. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 40 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 40 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 40 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 to 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER