A new experimental offshore waters forecast for Baja, the Gulf of California, Central America, Colombia and Ecuador is now available from the National Weather Service’s Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB). This forecast provides more forecast details for these areas than available previously. The new forecast zones are as follows:
Zone Name Zone #
US Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 NM offshore PMZ009
Mexico S OF 29N to Punta Eugenia to 250 NM offshore PMZ011
Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 NM offshore PMZ013
Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 NM offshore PMZ015
Northern Gulf of California PMZ017
Central Gulf of California PMZ019
Southern Gulf of California PMZ021
Entrance to the Gulf of California including Cabo Corrientes PMZ023
Mexico – States of Michoacan and Guerrero to 250 NM offshore PMZ025
Mexico – States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including the Gulf of Tehuantepec PMZ027
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 NM offshore PMZ111
El Salvador to Northern Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo
PMZ113
Northern Costa Rica to Western Panama to 250 NM offshore PMZ115
Eastern Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama PMZ117
Ecuador including Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 NM offshore PMZ119
Ecuador between 250 NM and 500 NM offshore PMZ121
Offshore Galapagos Islands PMZ123
This new forecast can be found at the following links:
For the Eastern Pacific Ocean waters within 250 NM of Mexico (including Baja, Gulf of California, Southern Mexico): nhc.noaa.gov/experimental/epoffshores/data/WRKOFFPZ7
For the Eastern Pacific Ocean waters within 250 NM of Central America and Colombia and within 750 NM of Ecuador: nhc.noaa.gov/experimental/epoffshores/data/WRKOFFPZ8
