Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast



July 11, 2025, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast


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WARNINGS
.NONE.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 28N112W TO 29N112W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

A SURFACE TROUGH HAS BEEN ANALYZED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA TO 27N111W, AND RECENT SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE DATA
SHOW AND FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG S TO SE WINDS AND SEAS OF 2 TO 5
FT THROUGH THE GULF. ELSEWHERE, RIDGING EXTENDS ACROSS THE
WATERS OFFSHORE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, WHERE MODERATE NW WINDS AND
SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL PREVAIL. OTHERWISE, GENTLE TO
LOCALLY MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL ARE NOTED
OFFSHORE OF SOUTHERN MEXICO.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG S TO SE WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA INTO EARLY SAT
AS TROUGHING PREVAILS OVER THE REGION. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
WINDS WILL THEN PULSE IN THIS AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH NW ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS INTO EARLY SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE
PREVAILS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SAT AS THE HIGH
WEAKENS. LOOKING AHEAD, MODERATE TO FRESH N GAP WINDS WILL
DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-4.2 feet @ 16sec
TONITE - SW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-4.2 feet @ 16sec
SATURDAY - SW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-4.5 feet @ 17sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - SW 6-8, Seas SSW 0-4.5 feet @ 17sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - SW 8-10, Seas SSW 0-4.4 feet @ 16sec
MONDAY - SW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.3-4.4 feet @ 14sec
TUESDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-4.7 feet @ 19sec
WEDNESDAY - SW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
THURSDAY - SSW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?