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FZPN27 KNHC 160847
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

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.

PMZ001-162100-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Ffresh S winds will persist across northern and
central Gulf of California through tonight between low pressure
over the Colorado River Valley and higher pressure over central
Mexico. Elsewhere, a ridge will persist west of the Baja
California peninsula into early next week, supporting gentle to
moderate NW winds with moderate seas. Farther south, light to
gentle winds and moderate seas in SW swell will persist across
the remainder of the Mexican offshore waters.

$$

PMZ009-162100-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 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 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ011-162100-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
13 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
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 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.
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ013-162100-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 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
14 seconds.
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ014-162100-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ016-162100-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ017-162100-
Northern Gulf of California-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 2 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 5 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 30N, and S 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.

$$

PMZ019-162100-
Central Gulf of California-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 6 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 7 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 8 seconds.


$$

PMZ021-162100-
Southern Gulf of California-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ022-162100-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ024-162100-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. 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 14 seconds.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ025-162100-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and
E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Within 60 nm of
shore, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ026-162100-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...N of 14N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W
10 kt in the afternoon. S of 14N, NE winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE 10 kt S of
14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. 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.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ028-162100-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

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

$$

PMZ029-162100-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
147 AM PDT Sat Aug 16 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.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 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Christensen