Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
February 22, 2025, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO
13N100W TO 13N105W TO 11N106W TO 07N102W TO 07N95W TO
16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO
13N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO
16N94W TO 13N99W TO 11N107W TO 06N104W TO 06N98W TO 13N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
A 1028 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR 32N132W EXTENDS
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MEXICO. A RECENT
SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE PASS DEPICTED LIGHT TO GENTLE NW TO N WINDS
IN THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS IN THESE WATERS ARE 6-8
FT IN NW SWELL. OUTSIDE OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, LIGHT WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS ARE PREVALENT IN THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN
OFFSHORE WATERS, INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, ASIDE FROM GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC, LIGHT TO GENTLE NW TO N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
CONTINUE IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TONIGHT. LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, MODERATE TO FRESH NW
WINDS WILL DEVELOP SAT NIGHT IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AS A STRENGTHENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS BETWEEN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
EASTERN PACIFIC AND TROUGHING IN WESTERN MEXICO. SEAS TO 5 FT
WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 14-17, Seas SSW 2.3-3.2 feet @ 18sec
TONITE - NW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.7-3.5 feet @ 17sec
SUNDAY - NNW 14-18, Seas SSW 3.4-4.2 feet @ 16sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NW 15-19, Seas SSW 4.3-5 feet @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - NW 15-19, Seas SSW 4.3-5 feet @ 15sec
TUESDAY - WNW 10-13, Seas SSW 3.4-4.1 feet @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - W 6-8, Seas SSW 0-3.1 feet @ 16sec
THURSDAY - WNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
FRIDAY - S 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?