Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

July 27, 2024, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

WARNINGS
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A THIN PLUME OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N WINDS IS IN THE
IMMEDIATE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MEXICO, INCLUDING IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA. LOCALLY FRESH W TO NW WINDS ARE OVER CABO SAN
LUCAS ADJACENT WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE IN THE OPEN
WATERS IN MAINLY S TO SW SWELL, AND 1-3 FT IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT TO 4 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCE.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND. FRESH N WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, EXCEPT INCREASING TO
MODERATE TO FRESH OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MODERATE SEAS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS, BUILDING
SOMEWHAT OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE, AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK A FEW
HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR SOME GRADUAL
DEVELOPMENT THEREAFTER WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AT 10 TO 15 KT, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
MEXICO.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.2-4.8 feet @ 13sec
TONITE - SW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.2-4.8 feet @ 13sec
SUNDAY - SW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.1-4.7 feet @ 15sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - SW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.1-4.7 feet @ 15sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - SW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-4.4 feet @ 15sec
TUESDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.1-3.8 feet @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - SSE 9-11, Seas SSW 0-3.7 feet @ 13sec
THURSDAY - S 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
FRIDAY - SW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?