Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 12, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N95W TO
11N101W TO 09N99W TO 09N96W TO 12N93W TO 16N95W... NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 11N91W TO
16N94W TO 13N103W TO 09N106W TO 06N101W TO 07N94W TO 11N91W... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N99W TO 12N97W
TO 13N95W TO 15N94W... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N98W TO 12N110W TO 08N108W
TO 03N102W TO 05N96W TO 16N94W... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 12N99W TO 11N104W TO 08N102W TO
07N98W TO 09N96W TO 16N94W... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 31N114W TO 31.5N114W TO 31N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO
30N114W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MEXICO AND
A TROUGH IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA REGION IS BRINGING FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE 5 TO 7 FT OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE
SOUTHERN SECTION. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE PRESENT ELSEWHERE
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN LONG-PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL ARE OVER THESE SAME WATERS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.8-2.3 ft @ 11sec
TONITE - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.1-2.6 ft @ 10sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.1-2.6 ft @ 10sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - NNW 9-11, Seas NW 2.6-3 ft @ 6sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
THURSDAY - NW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.2-2.8 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.2-2.8 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - NNW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.2-2.5 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - Not available yet