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Offshore Waters Forecast (E Pacific Offshore of Mexico)


980 
FZPN27 KNHC 100953
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 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.

PMZ001-102200-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Norbert is near 16.4N 117.9W at 2 AM 
PDT, and is moving west at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 
kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1004 
mb. Norbert will move to 16.6N 119.9W this afternoon, 16.7N 
122.5W Fri morning, 16.7N 124.8W Fri afternoon, 16.9N 126.9W Sat 
morning, 17.3N 128.9W Sat afternoon, and 17.8N 130.4W Sun 
morning. Norbert will strengthen to a hurricane over 18.5N 
133.5W early Mon. A trailing tropical wave is forecast to 
provide mainly moderate to fresh SE winds to the SW Mexican 
offshore waters through today. Otherwise, fresh to strong N to 
NE gap winds will continue to pulse across the Gulf of 
Tehuantepec through early Fri. 

$$

PMZ009-102200-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...N of 31N, W winds 10 kt. S of 31N, variable winds less
than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt N of 31N, and NW 10 to 15 kt S of
31N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 8 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
8 seconds. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
9 seconds. 

$$

PMZ011-102200-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of the coast, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
10 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
9 seconds. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of the coast, and NW to
N 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period
9 seconds. 

$$

PMZ013-102200-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds
10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ014-102200-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ016-102200-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E of 113W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. W of 113W, NE to E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ017-102200-
Northern Gulf of California-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds. 

$$

PMZ019-102200-
Central Gulf of California-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds. 

$$

PMZ021-102200-
Southern Gulf of California-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ022-102200-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 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...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ024-102200-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ025-102200-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. 

$$

PMZ026-102200-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...N of 14N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 14N, NE winds 10 kt
in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N of 14N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 14N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the night. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 17 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. 

$$

PMZ028-102200-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt N of 14N, and N to NE 10 to
15 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and N 10 kt S of
14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...N of 14N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW
10 kt in the afternoon. S of 14N, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and N to NE 10 kt S of
14N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and NE to E
10 to 15 kt S of 14N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt S
of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. 

$$

PMZ029-102200-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
253 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Ramos