271 FZPN27 KNHC 240319 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 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. PMZ001-241530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A storm force gap wind event is in store for the Tehuantepec area beginning on Thu as a strong cold front moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds are forecast to increase to storm force with high seas of 20-24 ft by Thu night into Fri morning. Expect fresh to strong winds in the Gulf of California tonight through Thu night as high pressure prevails north of the area over the Great Basin of United States. Large NW swell will move into the waters W of Baja California Sat night through Sun night. $$ PMZ009-241530- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ011-241530- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ013-241530- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ015-241530- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ017-241530- Northern Gulf of California- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 3 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 7 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 5 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 6 seconds. $$ PMZ019-241530- Central Gulf of California- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 9 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 9 seconds, becoming 10 seconds in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 10 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 9 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 9 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds. $$ PMZ021-241530- Southern Gulf of California- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft late. Period 21 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ023-241530- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ025-241530- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ027-241530- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 719 PM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, building to 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell in the afternoon. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 45 to 50 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 30 to 40 kt Elsewhere. Seas 14 to 22 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N winds 40 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 30 to 40 kt Elsewhere. Seas 14 to 22 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 12 to 18 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen