Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 10, 2026, 3:02 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 12N96W TO 14N97W
TO 10N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N92W TO 15N93W TO 15N99W TO 10N105W TO 08N102W TO
10N93W TO 13N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 26N111W TO 21N109W TO 24N107W TO
26N109W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO
30N115W TO 26N111W TO 26N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN AND OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA, AND A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG
THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS RESULTING STRONG TO NEAR GALE-
FORCE N TO NW WINDS ALONG THE ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH
ARE FUNNELING THROUGH THE BAJA MOUNTAIN PASSAGES INTO ITS
OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ARE ROUGH TO
10 FT WHILE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL IS SUPPORTING ROUGH SEAS TO 12
FT N OF CABO SAN LAZARO AND TO 8 FT NEAR CABO SAN LUCAS. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL ARE
ELSEWHERE IN THE S AND SW MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE
TO STORM-FORCE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THEN, GALE CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR
SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH TODAY. OTHERWISE, STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 15-19, Seas NW 7-7.3 ft @ 8sec
TONITE - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 6.2-6.6 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 6.2-6.6 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 15-19, Seas NW 7-7.3 ft @ 8sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - NW 6-7, Seas SSW 1.6-2.4 ft @ 11sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.6-2.2 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.5 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - SE 15-19, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?