Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
March 18, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N97W
TO 11N100W TO 10N100W TO 10N95W TO 11N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N98W TO
12N97W TO 13N98W TO 11N102W TO 09N102W TO 08N98W TO 11N98W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W
TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 16N94W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N98W TO
11N96W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 13N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N99W TO 10N99W TO 10N97W
TO 13N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
GENERATING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE
OPEN WATERS, WITH SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING,
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS, INCREASING TO MODERATE NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA BY THE
END OF THE WEEK, THEN TO MODERATE TO FRESH THIS WEEKEND AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY. MODERATE SEAS WILL CONTINUE
TO PREVAIL OVER THE OPEN WATERS, WITH SLIGHT SEAS IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. LOOKING AHEAD, SEAS MAY BUILD IN FRESH N SWELLS OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - W 10-12, Seas SSW 0.9-3.1 ft @ 17sec
TONITE - W 4-5, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - WSW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.1-3.1 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - W 4-5, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.6-3.1 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - S 10-12, Seas SSW 1.4-3 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - S 9-11, Seas SSW 1.8-3.4 ft @ 20sec
TUESDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet