Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

December 9, 2025, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
12N99W TO 11N100W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N98W TO
13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N98W TO 12N101W TO
11N101W TO 11N98W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
WITHIN 14N97W TO 14N101W TO 12N101W TO 11N101W TO 11N99W TO
13N96W TO 14N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

ASIDE FROM CONDITIONS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A RIDGE
EXTENDS FROM HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED N OF THE AREA TO ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE AND A TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS IN
LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ARE NOTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 8-10, Seas S 2-3.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 12-15, Seas S 2-3.1 ft @ 13sec
THURSDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas S 2-3.1 ft @ 13sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.6-3.3 ft @ 12sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.6-3.3 ft @ 12sec
SATURDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SW 2.3-3.1 ft @ 16sec
SUNDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NNW 2.9-3.4 ft @ 4sec
MONDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet