320 FZPN27 KNHC 160958 OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 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. PMZ001-162200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A Storm Warning is in effect for Gulf of Tehuantepec. Sustained gap winds reaching gale force are expected to start Fri morning and briefly reach minimal storm force Fri night. Afterward, gale force winds will persist across the area through early Sun morning. NW swell affecting the offshore forecast waters of Baja California will continue to propagate southward before subsiding below 8 ft tonight into early Fri morning. High pressure over the Great Basin of United States will continue to support fresh to strong NW to N winds across most of the Gulf of California through late Fri afternoon. These winds are also forecast to filter through the mountains passages in Baja California into the Pacific offshore waters today. $$ PMZ009-162200- Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 nm of shore- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ011-162200- Mexico S of 29N to Punta Eugenia- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ013-162200- Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 nm offshore- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ015-162200- Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 nm offshore- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ017-162200- Northern Gulf of California- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 7 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. Period 8 seconds, becoming 15 seconds late. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt N of 30N, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ019-162200- Central Gulf of California- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 8 seconds, becoming 11 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds, becoming 15 seconds late. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ021-162200- Southern Gulf of California- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 15 seconds late. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ023-162200- Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ025-162200- Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 nm offshore- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ027-162200- Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec- 158 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, N winds 35 to 45 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, building to 14 to 21 ft in S to SW swell in the afternoon. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 45 to 50 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 30 to 40 kt Elsewhere. Seas 16 to 24 ft in N to NE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 40 to 45 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 30 to 35 kt Elsewhere. Seas 14 to 22 ft in NE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 to 40 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and NE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Tehuantepec, and N 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos