Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
May 22, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES OVER THE REGIONAL WATERS AS
THE NE PACIFIC RIDGE EXTENDS EASTWARD TO ABOUT 120W. EARLY
MORNING SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER WINDS SHOWED LIGHT TO GENTLE NW
TO N WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BAJA OFFSHORE WATERS, AND MODERATE
TO FRESH NW WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF BAJA SUR AND CABO SAN LUCAS.
SEAS ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS ARE 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL, EXCEPT TO
7 FT NW OF ISLA GUADALUPE AND NEAR THE COAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS.
SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER WINDS ALSO SHOWED A FEW PLUMES OF
MODERATE TO FRESH WESTERLY GAP WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WHILE MODERATE SW TO S WINDS
PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS IN THE GULF ARE GENERALLY
3 FT OR LESS, EXCEPT TO 4 FT IN THE AREA OF FRESH WESTERLY GAP
WINDS IN THE SOUTH. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE
REMAINING MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS TO TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE
4 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE-LEVEL TROUGHING SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST OF
TEHUANTEPEC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SCATTERED ACTIVE CONVECTION
OFFSHORE OF TEHUANTEPEC BETWEEN 12.5N AND 15N.
FOR THE FORECAST, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DOMINATE SAT,
LEADING TO MODERATE SEAS AND MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS. MODERATE
TO FRESH WESTERLY GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND
NIGHTTIME HOURS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD MODESTLY
ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE W SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT, LEADING TO MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN SEAS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - WSW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.9-3.6 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - W 7-9, Seas SSW 2-3.7 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY - W 10-13, Seas SSW 2-3.8 ft @ 16sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - S 4-5, Seas SSW --? ft @ 17sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-4.4 ft @ 17sec
MONDAY - WNW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.5-4.7 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - S 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - E 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?