Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 7, 2026, 9:02 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH LATE TODAY.
FRESH WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WATERS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO INTO THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL
ALSO MOVE AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS INTO SUN,
REINFORCED BY VERY LARGE SWELL OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF CABO SAN
LAZARO THROUGH SAT. MEANWHILE, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE IN THE WEEK WILL
SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH, BRIEF PULSE
OF FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL
DIMINISH THIS MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, A LARGE AREA OF GALE- FORCE
GAP WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AND WELL
DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN MEXICO.
THE LEADING EDGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS RECENTLY MOVED EAST OF
GUADALUPE ISLAND, AND IS APPROACHING THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE. THE FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW OFF THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A RECENT SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE
PASS SHOWED MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ALONG THE FRONT. BUT
CONCURRENT ALTIMETER SATELLITE PASSES INDICATED WAVE HEIGHTS OF 7
TO 10 FT FOLLOWING THE FRONT. THE SAME ALTIMETER PASSES
INDICATED 8 TO 9 FT SEAS FARTHER SOUTH NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS, THE REMNANTS OF AN EARLIER GROUP OF LARGE NW SWELL THAT
MOVED INTO THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA. RIDGING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT SHIFTED SOUTHWARD TO AROUND 22N, AND IS MAINTAINING MOSTLY
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES ELSEWHERE OVER MEXICAN OFFSHORE
WATERS, EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ACROSS THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
TUESDAY - Not available yet