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FZPN27 KNHC 171600
OFFPZ7

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 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.

PMZ001-180400-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Pulsing moderate SE winds over the northern Gulf of
California will prevail through Mon night. Pulsing fresh to
strong N gap winds will continue in the Gulf of Tehuantepec
through Sun night as high pressure builds over central Mexico.
Rough seas are forecast to develop in Tehuantepec Fri night
through late Sat. Afterward, winds in the Tehuantepec region will
diminish to moderate to fresh, continuing through Mon night.
Elsewhere, moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas will
prevail elsewhere.

$$

PMZ009-180400-
Mexico Border S to 30N within 60 nm of shore-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N of 31N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. S of 31N,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ011-180400-
30N to Punta Eugenia within 250 nm of shore-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ013-180400-
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro within 250 nm offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of shore, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 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
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ014-180400-
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas within 350 nm offshore N of
20N-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ016-180400-
From 17N to 20N Between 110W and 115W including the
Revillagigedo Islands-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ017-180400-
Northern Gulf of California-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less. Period 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
9 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
5 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
4 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
4 seconds.

$$

PMZ019-180400-
Central Gulf of California-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 10 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
6 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
10 seconds.

$$

PMZ021-180400-
Southern Gulf of California-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ022-180400-
N of 20N E of 110W to the Entrance of the Gulf of California-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ024-180400-
Colima and Jalisco within 300 nm offshore S of 20N and E of
110W-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ025-180400-
Michoacan and Guerrero within 250 nm offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt Within 60 nm of shore, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ026-180400-
Oaxaca W of Puerto Angel within 250 nm offshore-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N of 14N, W to NW winds 10 kt. S of 14N, NE to E winds
10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N of 14N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NW 10 kt late. S of 14N, E winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt S of 14N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.MON 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.

$$

PMZ028-180400-
Oaxaca E of Puerto Angel within 300 nm offshore including the
Gulf of Tehuantepec-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...N of 14N, N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N
10 kt in the afternoon. S of 14N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft
in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N of 14N, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt late. S of 14N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt N of 14N, and NE 10 kt S
of 14N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt N of 14N, and NE 10 to 15 kt S of
14N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and NE to E
10 kt S of 14N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt S
of 14N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and E 10 kt S
of 14N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt N of 14N, and NE to E 10 kt S
of 14N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ029-180400-
Offshore Chiapas E of 94W-
900 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt E of 93W, and S to SW
10 kt W of 93W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Ramos