Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 26, 2025, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO
15.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W
TO 12N96W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO 12N94W
TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.WITHIN 30N113W TO 29N114W TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO 28N111W TO
30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
REACHING STRONG SPEEDS OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS. GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE GULF TO CABO
CORRIENTES. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE
IN THE 7-8 FT RANGE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS AND EASTWARD TO
THE WATERS OFF CABO CORREINTES. SEAS OF 3-6 FT PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED, INCREASING TO
GALE- FORCE THU MORNING THROUGH FRI MORNING LEADING TO ROUGH
SEAS. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC INTO EARLY SAT BEFORE DIMINISHING. FARTHER NORTH,
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA INTO
MID- WEEK, BRIEFLY STRONG AT TIMES, THEN DIMINISHING THU. LARGE
NW SWELL OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS WILL
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT OR TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO
THE WATERS OFF NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING MODERATE TO
FRESH WESTERLY GAP WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
SUN NIGHT.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN RIDGING NORTH OF 20N AND LOWER
PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO
FRESH WINDS N OF THE ITCZ TO NEAR 20N AND W OF 110W. THE TRADE
WINDS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO 8 TO 10 FT COMBINED SEAS IN THIS AREA,
ALONG WITH A COMPONENT OF LONGER- PERIOD NW SWELL. NW SWELL OF 8
TO 9 FT LINGERS NORTH OF 20N AND EAST OF 120W TOWARD THE COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA. GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS IN A MIX OF
SWELL ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-3.2 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2-3.1 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2-3.1 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.3-3.4 ft @ 13sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.3-3.5 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.6-3.9 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.1-2.8 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - NNW 14-18, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?