Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
December 8, 2023, 9:05 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO
28N113W TO 25N111W TO 27N110W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SURFACE RIDGING PREVAILS ACROSS THE BASIN. FRESH N WINDS PREVAIL
N OF 22N WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE NOTED S OF 22N. NW
SWELL IS INDUCING 8 TO 12 FT SEAS S THROUGH THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS. LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS OF 1 TO 3 FT ARE ONGOING IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED SWELL FOR THE REMAINDER OF OFFSHORE WATERS. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ARE STILL ACTIVE OVER THE TEHUANTEPEC AREA, WITH
SEAS TO 10 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE
TEHUANTEPEC AREA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL WILL
PERSIST OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS
THROUGH SAT. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND, PRODUCING ROUGH SEAS. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS
WEEKEND. A GALE- FORCE WINDS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ON SUN AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
ALONG WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS. STORM- FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP SUN
NIGHT IN THIS AREA. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON MON-TUE.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - N 5-6, Seas SSW 0-2.6 feet @ 14sec
TONITE - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 0.7-2.2 feet @ 14sec
SATURDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.8-2.8 feet @ 16sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 14-17, Seas SSW 2.5-3.3 feet @ 16sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NW 16-20, Seas NW 5.1-5.5 feet @ 6sec
MONDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 5.6-5.9 feet @ 6sec
TUESDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.3 feet @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
THURSDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?