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Offshore Waters Forecast (E Pacific Offshore of Mexico)


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FZPN27 KNHC 270154
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

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.

PMZ001-271400-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.SYNOPSIS...As a ridge will continue to dominate the forecast
waters offshore of Baja California through the remainder of the
week, producing mainly gentle to moderate NW winds with moderate
seas. Then, moderate to fresh winds are expected across the
offshore waters N of Cabo San Lazaro Sun night through Tue night
as the pressure gradient tightens across the area between a
stronger high pressure to the W and lower pressures over
northern Mexico. In the Gulf of California, gentle to locally
moderate winds and slight seas will prevail. Fresh to strong 
northerly winds are expected in the Gulf of Tehuantepec Fri night
and Sat night. 

$$

PMZ009-271400-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt N of 31N, and NW to N 15 to
20 kt S of 31N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 31N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt S
of 31N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 31N, and NW to N 15 to
20 kt S of 31N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds. 

$$

PMZ011-271400-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds. 

$$

PMZ013-271400-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and
NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
10 seconds. 

$$

PMZ014-271400-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...N of 22N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt
in the afternoon. S of 22N, NW winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ016-271400-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt E of 113W, and N to NE
10 kt W of 113W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ017-271400-
Northern Gulf of California-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 3 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and NW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 2 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. 

$$

PMZ019-271400-
Central Gulf of California-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.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 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds. 
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ021-271400-
Southern Gulf of California-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 16 seconds. 
.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 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 11 seconds. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ022-271400-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ024-271400-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ025-271400-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ026-271400-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than
5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than
5 kt S of 14N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ028-271400-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...N of 14N, W winds 10 kt. S of 14N, NE winds 10 kt,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N of 14N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 14N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and NW to N 10 kt S
of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and NE 10 kt S of 14N. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and N to NE
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and N to NE 10 kt S
of 14N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ029-271400-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
554 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...E of 93W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W
10 kt in the afternoon. W of 93W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 kt E of 93W, and variable less than 5 kt
W of 93W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt E of 93W, and variable less than 5 kt W of
93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Konarik