Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 14, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO
14N95W TO 11N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W
TO 10.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 12.5N97W
TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N100W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W
106W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1024 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO AND A PAIR OF TROUGHS NEAR THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA REGION IS BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS
TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
ACCORDING TO ASCAT DATA FROM LAST NIGHT. SEAS ARE 2 TO 5 FT OVER
MUCH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE
WINDS W OF 110W AND S OF 19N PREVAIL, DRIVEN BY THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER MEXICO AND A SURFACE TROUGH S
OF THE REGION. GENTLE TO MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE PRESENT
ELSEWHERE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND AWAY FROM THE WARNING AREA
IN THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION. SEAS OF 4-7 FT IN LONG-PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL ARE OVER THESE SAME WATERS. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH FARTHER OUT IN THE
PACIFIC IS IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS W OF 103W
AND S OF 18N.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas NW 2.8-3.2 ft @ 5sec
TONITE - NNW 10-12, Seas NW 2.5-3 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas NW 2.5-3 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.7 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.7 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.4-2.5 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-2.7 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.5-2.4 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - N 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?