Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

December 24, 2025, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W
TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W TO
13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N95W
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W
TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
13N97W TO 11N100W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO
13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 21N131W. WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N122W
TO 29N122W TO 29N121W TO 30N121W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 26N125W TO
25N122W TO 27N120W TO 30N119W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M. WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 24N135W TO
24N131W TO 26N130W TO 30N132W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 18N140W
TO 26N121W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 21N130W. LITTLE
CHANGE IN CONDITIONS...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 20N128W. WITHIN
30N134W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N138W TO 29N135W TO 30N134W W
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N124W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N126W TO 30N124W W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N119W TO
30N140W TO 16N140W TO 21N130W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO
27N140W. WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N133W TO 27N133W TO 25N130W TO
28N123W TO 30N122W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 17N133W TO
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 20N134W. WITHIN
30N119W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N136W TO 19N123W TO 30N119W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

FOR THE FORECAST, ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE WATERS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA
TODAY INTO THU. A REINFORCING SWELL WILL SPREAD ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT INTO THU. MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA THU NIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND.

OUTSIDE OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, AN EASTWARD-MOVING COLD
FRONT IS LOCATED ABOUT 360 MILES WEST OF GUADALUPE ISLAND. FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY, AFFECTING THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE,
ESPECIALLY WEST OF GUADALUPE ISLAND. SEAS IN THESE WATERS ARE 5-8
FT. ELSEWHERE IN THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS, MODERATE OR LIGHTER
WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE PREVALENT.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.1-2.5 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.6-2.7 ft @ 13sec
THURSDAY - NW 16-20, Seas NW 3.3-3.9 ft @ 5sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NW 16-20, Seas NW 4.7-5.1 ft @ 6sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NW 16-20, Seas NW 4.7-5.1 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NW 14-18, Seas NW 5.1-5.4 ft @ 6sec
SUNDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 3.8-4.3 ft @ 6sec
MONDAY - N 11-14, Seas NW 2.9-3.3 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY - SE 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?