Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
September 13, 2026, 8:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 18.0N 131.7W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 13 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N129W TO
23N132W TO 20N134W TO 18N133W TO 17N130W TO 18N128W TO 22N129W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N128W TO 24N134W TO 20N136W TO 16N135W TO 15N130W TO 19N127W TO
22N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 18.8N 135.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...10 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N130W TO
25N136W TO 22N139W TO 18N139W TO 16N137W TO 19N131W TO 23N130W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT W OF AREA NEAR 19.4N
141.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5
M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 140W WITHIN 22N134W TO 24N137W TO 24N140W TO
20N140W TO 19N138W TO 20N135W TO 22N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N134W TO 26N140W TO
18N140W TO 18N134W TO 22N131W TO 26N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR 17N115W 1009 MB. WITHIN 20N115W TO 19N117W TO
18N116W TO 18N115W TO 16N114W TO 17N113W TO 20N115W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N117W 1007 MB. WITHIN 20N116W TO 20N119W TO 19N121W TO 17N120W
TO 16N116W TO 17N115W TO 20N116W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N120W 1005 MB. WITHIN 19N119.5W TO 19N120W TO 19N121W TO
18N121W TO 18.5N119.5W TO 19N119.5W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N118W TO 22N124W TO 19N126W TO
17N123W TO 16N118W TO 17N116W TO 21N118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N121W 1004 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, AWAY FROM THE IMPACTS OF INVEST EP97, A RIDGE
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA,
BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW TO N WINDS THROUGH THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. EXPECT FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK DUE TO THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG TO NEAR- GALE N TO
NE GAP WINDS WILL PULSE AGAIN IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, BUILDING SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 5-6, Seas SW 0.5-3 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - WSW 5-6, Seas SW 0-3.1 ft @ 19sec
MONDAY - S 8-10, Seas SSW 0-3.2 ft @ 19sec
MONDAY NIGHT - S 4-5, Seas SSW 0-3.7 ft @ 18sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - S 6-7, Seas SSW 0-4.2 ft @ 17sec
WEDNESDAY - S 6-8, Seas SSW 0-4.2 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.5-4.3 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.8-4.3 ft @ 14sec
SATURDAY - WSW 8-10, Seas SW 0-3.1 ft @ 18sec