Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
July 8, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND 6-7 FT SEAS ARE NOTED IN RECENT
SATELLITE DATA OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
WEST OF THE AREA AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO.
FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE GAP WINDS ARE ACTIVE
ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, WITH 6-8 FT SEAS. GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZES AND 4-6 FT SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT 1-4
FT SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACTIVE
INLAND FROM JALISCO TO SONORA, AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE OCCURRING
NEAR THE COAST.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE RIDGING WILL PERSIST OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA
THROUGH TODAY, WITH LOWER PRESSURE INLAND OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO.
THIS PATTERN WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL
NEAR GUADALUPE ISLAND INTO THU. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU,
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE PACIFIC INTO THE LOWER COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS LATE THU INTO FRI OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FRESH
TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH THE WEEK. LOWERING PRESSURE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH SEAS OFFSHORE SOUTHERN MEXICO BY THE WEEKEND.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.2-4.7 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 1.5-4.7 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - W 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - WSW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?