Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
July 26, 2026, 9:06 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 13.9N 110.3W 947 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 26
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N107W TO 17N109W TO
16N111W TO 14N112W TO 11N109W TO 13N106W TO 15N107W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N102W TO
19N105W TO 16N111W TO 12N113W TO 09N107W TO 09N104W TO
15N102W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 16.0N 113.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 255 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM
SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 195 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N112W TO 18N115W TO 16N116W TO
14N115W TO 14N111W TO 16N110W TO 19N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N106W TO 23N112W TO
21N117W TO 11N119W TO 08N110W TO 15N105W TO 19N106W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 17.6N 116.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM
SE QUADRANT...AND 210 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N114W TO 21N117W TO 18N119W TO 16N118W TO 15N116W TO
16N113W TO 21N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N120W TO 27N127W TO 13N123W TO 11N114W
TO 14N108W TO 18N107W TO 30N120W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
UNITED STATES AND LOWER PRESSURES IN THE TROPICS RESULTS IN FRESH
N-NE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. SEAS IN THESE WATERS
ARE 6-8 FT. A SIMILAR GRADIENT IS BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH NW
WINDS AND SEAS OF 5-7 FT TO THE WATERS WEST OF GUADALUPE ISLAND.
IN THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE PRESENT. MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH S-SE WINDS AND SEAS OF 4-6 FT ARE NOTED IN THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS, WHILE LIGHTER WINDS AND
SLIGHT SEAS PREVAIL IN THE REST OF THE GULF.
HURRICANE GENEVIEVE IS CENTERED NEAR 13.9N 110.3W AT 26/2100
UTC, MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 947 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 120 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 145 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE NEAR 35 FT (10.5 M). A WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GENEVIEVE IS
A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
GENEVIEVE IS THEN FORECAST TO START WEAKENING BY THE MIDDLE OF
THIS WEEK. SWELLS GENERATED BY GENEVIEVE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO AND WILL LIKELY REACH
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT OR
MONDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF
AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE GENEVIEVE IS NEAR 13.9N 110.3W AT 2
PM PDT, AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 947 MB. GENEVIEVE WILL MOVE TO 14.8N 111.7W MON
MORNING, 16.0N 113.4W MON AFTERNOON, 17.0N 114.9W TUE MORNING,
17.6N 116.4W TUE AFTERNOON, 18.3N 117.8W WED MORNING, AND 18.9N
119.5W WED AFTERNOON. GENEVIEVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW TO WNW
THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS MAY
FRESHEN OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-6.7 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.4-5.4 ft @ 18sec
TUESDAY - WSW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.1-8.7 ft @ 16sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - WSW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.5-8.6 ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
WEDNESDAY - WSW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.5-8.6 ft @ 16sec
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - SSW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - S 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - Not available yet