Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 11, 2026, 9:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
14.5N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. WITHIN
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO
16N94W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 13N91W TO 15N93W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W
TO 09N104W TO 09N96W TO 13N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
5.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W
TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.0 M.
WITHIN 12N90W TO 16N94W TO 14N101W TO 11N107W TO 06N102W TO
06N96W TO 12N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 27N110W TO 30N113W TO 29N113W TO
25N111W TO 25N110W TO 27N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
25N111W TO 26N110W TO 28N111W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W
TO 27N112W TO 27N111W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 27N110W TO 30N113W TO 29N113W TO
25N111W TO 25N110W TO 27N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
25N111W TO 26N110W TO 28N111W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W
TO 27N112W TO 27N111W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA, AND A SURFACE
TROUGH ALONG WESTERN MEXICO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA IS RESULTING IN
GALE-FORCE NW WINDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MAINLY N
OF 29N. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NW WINDS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS, EXCEPT FOR MODERATE WINDS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE
GULF. ROUGH SEAS TO 9 FT ARE NOTED WITHIN THE AREAS OF STRONGEST
WINDS. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING, HOWEVER FRESH
TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GULF UNTIL MON
EVENING.
REFER TO THE SECTION ABOVE FOR DETAILS ON THE UPCOMING STORM
WARNING OVER THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION, AND THE GALE WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, GALE FORCE NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY SUN, THEN STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NW
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA ARE
FUNNELING TROUGH THE CHIVELA PASS, WHICH IS RESULTING IN GALE-
FORCE N TO NE WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TONIGHT. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND 22 FT BY SUN MORNING WHEN
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH STORM- FORCE SPEEDS, LEADING TO PEAK
SEAS OF 25 FT BY SUN NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE
EARLY MON MORNING AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE EVENING. AFTERWARD,
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED NIGHT.
THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT RELATED TO THE GALE WARNING
DESCRIBED ABOVE, IS ALSO RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
FUNNELING THROUGH THE BAJA CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN PASSAGES INTO ITS
OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA'S OFFSHORE
WATERS ARE IN THE ROUGH RANGE. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT
TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL ARE ELSEWHERE IN THE S AND SW
MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.5-2.1 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.9-2.4 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - SE 15-19, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - S 22-27, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?