Sea of Cortez Forecast

July 24, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.7N 132.7W 967 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 285 NM NE
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N127W TO
24N130W TO 23N136W TO 20N136W TO 17N134W TO 17N131W TO 21N127W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
25N127W TO 27N131W TO 21N139W TO 11N135W TO 12N128W TO 18N125W TO
25N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.3N 136.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300
NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N133W TO 24N137W TO
23N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N136W TO 20N133W TO 23N133W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N128W TO
25N131W TO 27N136W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 10N135W TO 22N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.9N 141.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N137W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO
20N137W TO 24N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 8.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N134W TO 29N140W TO 12N140W TO 20N133W
TO 25N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 9.2N 101.9W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC
JUL 24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4
M WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N97W TO 15N100W TO 13N102W TO 09N102W TO 06N98W TO 11N96W TO
15N97W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 11.2N 105.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N101W TO 15N103W TO 15N106W TO
11N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N102W TO 13N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N98W TO 16N102W TO
16N105W TO 11N101W TO 07N104W TO 07N100W TO 13N98W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 12.4N 108.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 13.5N 110.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N105W TO 17N108W TO 16N111W TO 13N112W TO
11N108W TO 13N105W TO 15N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N104W TO 19N108W TO 15N113W TO
10N112W TO 05N108W TO 12N102W TO 19N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.

FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE WILL MOVE TO 9.9N
103.4W SAT MORNING, 11.2N 105.7W SAT AFTERNOON, STRENGTHEN TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 12.4N 108.1W SUN MORNING, 13.5N 110.4W SUN
AFTERNOON, 14.8N 112.3W MON MORNING, AND 16.1N 113.9W MON
AFTERNOON. GENEVIEVE WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES
TO 17.9N 116.7W TUE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF FAUSTO AND A TROUGH
OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTH
WINDS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FAUSTO IS CENTERED NEAR 18.7N 132.7W AT 24/2100 UTC,
MOVING WEST AT 13 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967
MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 17N TO 22N
BETWEEN 129W AND 134W. SEAS PEAKING TO 32 FT ARE EXPECTED IN THE
AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS, AND 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER WITHIN 285 NM
NE QUADRANT, 210 NM SE QUADRANT, 180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW
QUADRANT. SWELLS GENERATED BY FAUSTO ARE AFFECTING THE WEST
COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. FAUSTO IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
IN THE WAKE OF FAUSTO A RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THIS PATTERN SUPPORTS FRESH TO STRONG
NW WINDS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, AND MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN PUNTA EUGENIA AND CABO SAN
LUCAS. SEAS GENERATING BY FAUSTO ARE STILL SPREADING ACROSS THE
AREA, AND MIXING WITH THE BUILDING NORTHERLY WIND WAVES TO
PRODUCE SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS, HIGHEST N OF PUNTA
EUGENIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO W WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
HURRICANE FAUSTO DOMINATES CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST
WATERS ROUGHLY FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION OF FAUSTO
EXTEND NORTHWARD TO 25N, WITH SEAS TO 8 FT REACHING AS FAR N OF
FAUSTO AS 27N. ELSEWHERE, A SURFACE RIDGE DOMINATES THE WATERS
BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FAUSTO, AND ALSO NORTH OF 15N WEST OF
ABOUT 130W. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE EQUATORIAL
WATERS WEST OF 120W BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE FAUSTO WILL MOVE TO 18.9N 134.5W SAT
MORNING, 19.3N 136.9W SAT AFTERNOON, 19.6N 139.1W SUN MORNING,
19.9N 141.6W SUN AFTERNOON, 20.2N 144.3W MON MORNING, AND WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.5N 147.2W MON AFTERNOON. FAUSTO WILL
CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 21.3N 152.9W
BY TUE AFTERNOON. T.S. GENEVIEVE WILL MOVE TO 9.9N 103.4W SAT
MORNING, 11.2N 105.7W SAT AFTERNOON, STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE
NEAR 12.4N 108.1W SUN MORNING, 13.5N 110.4W SUN AFTERNOON, 14.8N
112.3W MON MORNING, AND 16.1N 113.9W MON AFTERNOON. GENEVIEVE
WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 17.9N 116.7W BY
TUE AFTERNOON. THE CROSS-EQUATORIAL SWELL WILL GRADUALLY BUILD
SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ NORTHERN HALF (north of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY NIGHT - Not available yet

SHORT-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ SOUTHERN HALF (south of 27N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY NIGHT - SW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.5-6 ft @ 18sec

LONG-TERM SEA OF CORTEZ
MONDAY - Northern Half SW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.8-4 ft @ 19sec, Southern Half SW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.5-6 ft @ 18sec
TUESDAY - Northern Half WSW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.7-5.8 ft @ 16sec, Southern Half Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Northern Half WNW 4-5, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half WSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - Northern Half W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?, Southern Half WSW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - Northern Half Not available yet, Southern Half Not available yet