Sea of Cortez Forecast

January 21, 2025, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W
TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W
TO 14N93W TO 15N93W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REST
OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO
13N93W TO 15N93W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N97W TO
12N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N95W TO 11N101W TO 09N99W TO 10N94W
TO 14N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. REST OF AREA
WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N99W TO 11N100W TO 09N99W TO 10N94W TO 12N92W
TO 16N95W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO
13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 13N99W TO 12N102W TO 09N99W
TO 09N96W TO 15N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
REST OF AREA WITHIN 14N91W TO 16N95W TO 14N100W TO 10N101W TO
08N99W TO 09N94W TO 14N91W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W
TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REST OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 12N108W TO 09N110W TO
04N99W TO 06N92W TO 16N94W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N114W TO
31N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 28N113W TO 24N111W TO
24N110W TO 26N109W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N114W TO
31N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 28N113W TO 24N111W TO
24N110W TO 26N109W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING: STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
OVER THE GREAT BASIN IS SUPPORTING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING, BUT FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE
STORM WARNING FOR THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION AND THE GALE WARNING
FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA IS ALSO SUPPORTING FRESH NE GAP WINDS OVER LOW SPOTS
ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. COMBINED SEAS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE ARE LIKELY AS HIGH AS 8 FT, DUE TO THE GAP
WINDS AND NW SWELL ENTERING THE AREA.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NE MEXICO
WILL SUPPORT GALES ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EVOLVING INTO
STORM-FORCE GAP WINDS THIS EVENING. SEAS BY WED WILL INCREASE TO
23 FT OR HIGHER, WITH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 12 FT EXTENDING OVER 500
NM S AND SW OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORM-FORCE WINDS SLIDES TO THE EAST,
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY INTO THU. HOWEVER, GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ROUGH SEAS MAY
PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TO THE NORTH, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
INTO THE SW UNITED STATES IS SUPPORTING GALES OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH GALES WILL END BY
THIS EVENING AS THE HIGH WEAKENS SLIGHTLY, FRESH TO STRONG NW
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. IN
ADDITION, PLUMES OF STRONG NE GAP WINDS WILL FUNNEL ACROSS THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND INTO OFFSHORE PACIFIC WATERS MAINLY
N OF PUNTA EUGENIA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - NW 8-10, Seas W 0-2.2 feet @ 15sec
TONITE - NNW 6-8, Seas W 0-2.2 feet @ 15sec
THURSDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas W 0-2 feet @ 14sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - ESE 4-5, Seas W 0.6-1.9 feet @ 14sec

SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 3.9-4.2 feet @ 7sec
TONITE - NNW 10-13, Seas NW 3.8-4.1 feet @ 7sec
THURSDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 3.6-3.9 feet @ 7sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 10-13, Seas S 3-3.4 feet @ 13sec

LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
FRIDAY - Northern Half SSW 5-6, Seas WSW 0-1.7 feet @ 13sec, Southern Half NNW 10-13, Seas S 3-3.4 feet @ 13sec
SATURDAY - Northern Half SSE 8-10, Seas W 0-1.9 feet @ 16sec, Southern Half NW 5-6, Seas SSW 0-2.5 feet @ 14sec
SUNDAY - Northern Half WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?, Southern Half NNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
MONDAY - Northern Half W 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?, Southern Half NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
TUESDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet