Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
September 21, 2017, 8:30 pm (UTC: -07:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ESE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE DISCUSSION AREA TO THE CENTRAL PART OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NEAR 26N. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN WATERS EXTENDS FROM 30N119W TO 29N124W TO 30N133W. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT AND
TROUGHING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SW
WINDS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, EXPECTED
TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING, WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5-7
FT NORTH OF 29N. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE DISSIPATING
FRONT BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
NWLY WINDS WILL FRESHEN SLIGHTLY WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE,
WHILE LITTLE EFFECTS WILL BE SEEN SOUTH OF 29N IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS
BETWEEN 100W AND 107W THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - WNW 5-7, Seas SSE 2-4 feet @ 9sec
TONITE - WSW 7-10, Seas SSE 2-4 feet @ 9sec
FRIDAY - WSW 4-6, Seas SSE 2-4 feet @ 9sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - SSW 5-6, Seas SSE 3-5 feet @ 8sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NW 7-10, Seas S 3-5 feet @ 8sec
SUNDAY - NW 11-15, Seas S 3-6 feet @ 11sec
MONDAY - NW 10-14, Seas S 3-6 feet @ 10sec
TUESDAY - NW 10-13, Seas SSE 3-6 feet @ 10sec
WEDNESDAY - WNW 8-12, Seas SSE 3-6 feet @ 10sec