Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
March 10, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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BROAD LOW PRESSURE OF 1012 MB STRADDLES THE CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIAPENINSULA AND CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND
CONTINUES TO SHIFT VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD. ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED WELL INLAND ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
MEXICO. BROAD CYCLONIC WIND FLOW DOMINATES THE AREA N OF 20N AND
E OF 120W. NORTHWEST OF THE AREA, A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE PREVAILS
AND EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. THE
RESULTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE LOW
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE
BAJA NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS, WHERE SEAS ARE 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH W WINDS AND SEAS TO 4 FT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. BETWEEN CABO SAN LUCAS AND
THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF MANZANILLO, NW TO N WINDS ARE MODERATE TO
FRESH, EXCEPT STRONG ALONG THE COAST NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS
ARE MODERATE TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL ACROSS THESE WATERS EXCEPT TO 8
FT NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT FOR MODERATE TO FRESH NW
WINDS SPILLING ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA
TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO SAN
LUCAS AND PUNTA EUGENIA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH SW TO W
WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF WILL
DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE EXITING LOW, A RIDGE WILL
BUILD TOWARDS BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND CABO CORRIENTES, WHILE NEW
NW SWELL ENTERS THE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. FRESH TO
STRONG NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND CABO
CORRIENTES, INCLUDING LAS TRES MARIAS, FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH
WED EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO FRESHEN INSIDE THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WED THROUGH THU MORNING. OTHERWISE, A STRONG GAP WIND
EVENT IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS TEHUANTEPEC ON THU MORNING,
WITH WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE THU EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING
BELOW GALE-FORCE BY LATE FRI MORNING. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS
ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL THE MEXICAN OFFSHORES SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE EASTWARD
AND DISSIPATE TODAY. NEW HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NW OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY, AND EXTEND A RIDGE ACROSS THE E PACIFIC
SUBTROPICAL WATERS. NEW NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS W OF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORES TO ABOUT 130W TONIGHT AND WED, AND
SUBSIDE THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE, LARGE S-SW CROSS- EQUATORIAL SWELL
WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE N AND NE, PRODUCING ROUGH SEAS AS FAR
N AS 20N THROUGH WED, BEFORE SUBSIDING FROM EAST TO WEST WED
NIGHT THROUGH FRI.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet