Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
September 7, 2026, 8:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.4N 123.7W 986 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
07 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210
NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N120W TO 29N126W TO 29N129W TO 24N130W TO
22N123W TO 24N120W TO 26N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N137W TO 15N134W TO
15N122W TO 19N118W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 25.4N 125.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...10 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N123W TO 30N126W TO 30N130W TO 26N132W TO
24N131W TO 23N125W TO 27N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N121W TO 30N129W TO 26N132W TO
30N137W TO 24N138W TO 18N126W TO 28N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 28.2N 127.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 10 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N133W TO 26N130W TO 26N126W TO
27N125W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N138W TO 26N138W TO 21N134W
TO 24N128W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM MARIE WILL MOVE TO 24.8N 124.6W
THIS AFTERNOON, 25.4N 125.8W TUE MORNING, 26.5N 126.9W TUE
AFTERNOON, 28.2N 127.9W WED MORNING, WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR
30.4N 129.2W WED AFTERNOON, AND 32.4N 130.8W THU MORNING. MARIE
WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 36.0N 134.6W BY
EARLY FRI. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BRIEFLY DEVELOP OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND
IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS WEEK AS MARIE MOVES
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE FORECAST WATERS. THE NEXT GAP WIND EVENT
IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY AROUND
MIDWEEK.
TROPICAL STORM MARIE IS CENTERED NEAR 24.4N 123.7W AT 07/0900
UTC, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 986 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 55 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 65 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE TO NEAR 26 FT. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. 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 MARIE ARE OVER THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS MAINLY N OF 24N.
SEAS WITHIN THESE WINDS ARE 8 TO 11 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 0-2.9 ft @ 14sec