Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
September 7, 2026, 2:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.2N 123.2W 983 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
07 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM OF CENTER.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM SE
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N120W TO 29N124W
TO 30N128W TO 26N130W TO 21N127W TO 21N121W TO 27N120W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N116W TO
25N129W TO 30N137W TO 18N139W TO 13N120W TO 21N114W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 25.1N 125.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240
NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N122W TO 30N125W TO 30N130W TO 24N132W TO 23N130W TO 23N123W TO
27N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N139W TO 25N139W TO 18N134W TO 16N124W TO
23N119W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 27.4N 127.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM
SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N133W TO 28N133W TO 25N131W TO 24N128W TO
26N125W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N123W TO 30N123W TO 25N131W TO 30N138W
TO 20N138W TO 19N129W TO 26N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
TROPICAL STORM MARIE IS CENTERED NEAR 24.2N 123.2W AT 07/0300
UTC, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 983 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 60 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 75 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE TO NEAR 28 FT. NUMEROUS MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM ELSEWHERE OF
CENTER, EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, AND MARIE IS FORECAST TO
BECOME A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
WEDNESDAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE
LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE. A DEPICTION OF RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE UNITED STATES CAN
BE FOUND AT:
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP3.SHTML?RIPCURRENTS
PLEASE READ THE LATEST HIGH SEAS FORECAST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT WEBSITE -
HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TEXT/MIAHSFEP2.SHTML AND THE LATEST
MARIE NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY AND PUBLIC ADVISORY AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV FOR MORE DETAILS.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ON THE OUTER FRINGE
OF HURRICANE MARIE ARE OVER THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS FROM
PUNTA EUGENIA TO CABO SAN LAZARO. SEAS WITHIN THESE WINDS ARE
8 TO 12 FT IN SOUTHWEST TO WEST SWELL. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS IN SOUTHWEST TO WEST SWELL ARE OVER THE REST OF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS, MODERATE OR LIGHTER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS ARE PREVALENT.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SSW 9-11, Seas SSW 0-4.7 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - SW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-4.5 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - ESE 8-10, Seas SSW 0-4.2 ft @ 13sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - W 7-9, Seas SSW 0-4.1 ft @ 17sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
WEDNESDAY - W 7-9, Seas SSW 0-4.1 ft @ 17sec
THURSDAY - NNE 12-15, Seas SSW 0-4 ft @ 18sec
FRIDAY - SW 13-16, Seas SSW 0-3.5 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - WSW 12-15, Seas SW 0-3.3 ft @ 15sec
SUNDAY - WSW 4-5, Seas SSW 0-3 ft @ 14sec