Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

December 13, 2025, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 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 14N97W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO
15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
AREA IS SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OFFSHORE SW MEXICO, AND
GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE. MODERATE SEAS ARE
WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AS WELL AS OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TODAY, INCREASING TO GALE- FORCE SUN
EVENING. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUE.
ELSEWHERE, MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. FRESHEN TO LOCALLY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-13, Seas S 1.8-2.7 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NW 8-10, Seas S 2.2-3 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY - NW 9-11, Seas S 1.3-2.4 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 9-11, Seas SW 1.4-2.5 ft @ 17sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SW 1.4-2.5 ft @ 17sec
TUESDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 1-2.3 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.6-2.6 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.5-2.4 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NNE 4-5, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?