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FZPN27 KNHC 210830
OFFPZ7
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 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.
PMZ001-212030-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will dominate through the
week, leading to moderate seas and moderate or weaker winds. By
late weekend and early next week, ridging building SW toward the
region will lead to moderate to locally fresh winds offshore Baja
California, along with a slight increase in seas.
$$
PMZ009-212030-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
$$
PMZ011-212030-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt within 60 nm of the
coast, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...Within 60 nm of the coast, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
$$
PMZ013-212030-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds.
$$
PMZ014-212030-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
$$
PMZ016-212030-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
$$
PMZ017-212030-
Northern Gulf of California-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
3 seconds.
$$
PMZ019-212030-
Central Gulf of California-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 7 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds.
$$
PMZ021-212030-
Southern Gulf of California-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas
3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
$$
PMZ022-212030-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
$$
PMZ024-212030-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 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 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
$$
PMZ025-212030-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI...Within 60 nm of shore, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of shore, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
$$
PMZ026-212030-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than
5 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt S
of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 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 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE 10 kt S of
14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE to E
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
$$
PMZ028-212030-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N of 14N, W winds 10 kt. S of 14N, N to NE winds 10 kt
in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt S
of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt N of 14N, and variable less than 5 kt S of
14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N of 14N, variable winds less than 5 kt. S of 14N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and E 10 kt
S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 kt
S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and E to SE
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
$$
PMZ029-212030-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
130 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E of 93W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening.
Variable winds less than 5 kt late. W of 93W, variable
winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E of 93W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the evening. W of 93W, E winds 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt E of 93W, and variable less than
5 kt W of 93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt E of 93W, and NW to N 10 kt
W of 93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
$$
Forecaster Konarik
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