Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 9, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N94W TO 13N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N114W TO 28N113W TO 29N112W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 31N113W TO 31N115W TO
26N111W TO 21N109W TO 24N107W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 32N114W TO 30N115W TO
28N112W TO 25N111W TO 26N109W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES AND A SURFACE TROUGH CROSSING THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS
OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF CABO SAN LAZARO, WHERE ROUGH SEAS
ARE PRESENT. FROM CABO SAN LAZARO TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS,
WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH FROM THE NW AND SEAS ARE MODERATE. IN
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS ARE N OF 28N
WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS PREVAIL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE
GULF. SEAS REMAIN SLIGHT, EXCEPT TO MODERATE N OF 28N. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL ARE
ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA. NEAR STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT, WITH GALES PERSISTING THROUGH TUE MORNING.
LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS
INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER
THE GREAT BASIN WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 16-20, Seas SSW 3.5-4.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 18-23, Seas NW 4.6-5.1 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY - NNW 18-23, Seas NW 4.6-5.1 ft @ 5sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.1-2.5 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - N 10-12, Seas SSW 2.4-2.8 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?