Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
April 16, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO
30.5N113.5W TO 30.5N113W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, SEAS ARE 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT FOR
SLIGHTLY HIGHER SEAS OF 3 TO 4 FT IN THE SOUTHERN PART AND FOR
HIGHER SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SWELL AT THE
ENTRANCE TO THE GULF.
FOR THE FORECAST, RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORES TODAY. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL BRING FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON
FRI. ELSEWHERE, LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC WATERS
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOOKING
AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA IS EXPECTED
TO INDUCE A FRESH TO STRONG TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT SUN NIGHT AND
MON.
...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 30N129W TO 21N115W AND TO
17N110W. THE ASSOCIATED GRADIENT IS ALLOWING FOR NORTHWEST WINDS
AT MOSTLY MODERATE SPEEDS TO EXIST OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FOR MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS TO BE OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF CABO SAN LUCAS. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE GENERALLY
NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT MODERATE SPEEDS. OVERNIGHT SATELLITE
ALTIMETER DATA INDICATES SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT IN NORTHWEST SWELL
OFFSHORE THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND OF THE STATE OF
JALISCO. SEAS ARE 4 TO 6 FT IN LONG-PERIOD SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
SWELL ELSEWHERE OFFSHORE MEXICO.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TONITE - WSW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - N 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY NIGHT - WNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - W 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - S 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NNW 3-4, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?