088 FZPN27 KNHC 120927 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 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. PMZ001-122130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong N winds will return to the Gulf of Tehuantepec late Thu evening, then quickly increasing to gale force late Thu night through Sat night, peaking around 45 kt. Elsewhere weak high pressure will persist W of Baja California into the weekend. Fresh northerly winds will prevail across south and central portions of the Gulf of California through early Fri before diminishing. Moderate N to NE are expected across most of the Baja California waters through Thu morning, with high seas gradually subsiding through Fri morning. Another pulse of NW swell will arrive offshore Baja California by early Fri, with seas up to 16 ft expected. Seas of 8 ft or greater will spread across the entire open offshore waters this weekend. Fresh to strong SW-W winds will develop from 29.5N to 31.5N in the Gulf of California ahead of the decaying front Sat night, increasing to near gale force early Sun before diminishing Sun night. Another cold front may approach Baja California Norte Mon night. $$ PMZ009-122130- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 23 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ011-122130- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ013-122130- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds, becoming 22 seconds late. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 23 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ015-122130- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ017-122130- Northern Gulf of California- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NW to N swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. Period 6 seconds, becoming 10 seconds late. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt N of 30N, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ019-122130- Central Gulf of California- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ021-122130- Southern Gulf of California- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ023-122130- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ025-122130- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ027-122130- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 127 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023 ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, building to 8 to 12 ft in SW swell late. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 35 to 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 25 to 35 kt Elsewhere. Seas 13 to 20 ft in N swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 35 to 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 12 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling