457 FZPN27 KNHC 180817 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 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. PMZ001-181930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A broad area of showers and thunderstorms located a few hundred nautical miles south of the southern coast of Mexico has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation through 48 hours and a high chance through 5 days. Regardless of development, increasing winds and building seas will be possible offshore southwestern Mexico by the end of the week into the weekend. Fresh to strong N winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will develop by mid-week, peaking to at least near gale-force Wed night through Thu night with building seas. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas will prevail through next week. $$ PMZ009-181930- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ011-181930- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ013-181930- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ015-181930- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ017-181930- Northern Gulf of California- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt N of 30N, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ019-181930- Central Gulf of California- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds, becoming 12 seconds late. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ021-181930- Southern Gulf of California- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ023-181930- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ025-181930- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ027-181930- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 1219 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in mixed N wind waves and S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 15 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in mixed N wind waves and SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...N winds 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 15 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in fresh N swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in mixed N and S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in mixed N and S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in mixed N and S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky