387 FZPN27 KNHC 021542 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 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. PMZ001-030345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong N winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will briefly diminish this afternoon, then return this evening and reach gale-force late tonight, then increase to strong gale and near storm force Fri evening through early Sat afternoon. Gale-force winds will diminish Sun morning, with fresh to strong winds there into early next week. Very large seas to 18-20 ft will build with the winds. Moderate to fresh winds will increase to fresh to strong in the central and southern Gulf of California tonight through Fri morning due to a tightening pressure gradient, then moderate to fresh there again through Fri night. A decaying cold front will approach Baja California by the end of the weekend with high pressure building behind it which will spread fresh to strong NW-N winds offshore Baja California from Cabo San Lazaro northward Sun night through Mon evening. Winds will be mainly moderate or weaker elsewhere through the forecast period. Meanwhile, the NW swell will decay through the end of the week. A new set of larger NW swell will arrive offshore Baja California with the fresh to strong winds. $$ PMZ009-030345- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ011-030345- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ013-030345- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ015-030345- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ017-030345- Northern Gulf of California- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 7 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds. $$ PMZ019-030345- Central Gulf of California- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 6 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ021-030345- Southern Gulf of California- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ023-030345- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ025-030345- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ027-030345- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 742 AM PST Thu Feb 2 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Dominant period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 20 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Dominant period 19 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 14 ft in N swell. Dominant period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. Dominant period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 30 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. Dominant period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 15 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. Dominant period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 10 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Dominant period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 10 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Dominant period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 10 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Dominant period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Dominant period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky