Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

March 19, 2026, 3:00 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO
11N101W TO 10N101W TO 10N96W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER
AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO
12N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO
16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO
12N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N95W TO 12N94W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
GENERATING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE
OPEN WATERS, WITH SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING,
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS,
INCREASING TO MODERATE NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA BY THE END OF THE
WEEK, THEN TO MODERATE TO FRESH THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY. MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
OPEN WATERS, WITH SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS MAY
BUILD IN FRESH N SWELLS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE LATE IN THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - W 10-12, Seas SSW 0.9-3.1 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - W 5-6, Seas SSW --? ft @ 13sec
FRIDAY - WSW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.1-3.1 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - W 5-6, Seas SSW --? ft @ 13sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.6-3.1 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - S 10-12, Seas SSW 1.4-3 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - S 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-3.4 ft @ 20sec
TUESDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?