Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
December 8, 2025, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15.5N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 12N100W TO 11N100W TO 10N98W
TO 12N95W TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N98W TO 13N97W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N101W TO 11N101W
TO 11N98W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 28N111W TO 28N112W TO 27N112W TO 24N110W TO 25N110W TO
26N110W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
ASIDE FROM CONDITIONS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, A RIDGE
EXTENDS FROM A 1031 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 35N131W ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS
RIDGE AND A TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA, EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS AND
EASTWARD TO THE WATERS OFF CABO CORRIENTES. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS IN LONG PERIOD NW SWELL ARE NOTED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, STRONG TO NEAR GALE GAP WINDS OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL REACH GALE-FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
OCCASIONALLY FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUE
MORNING. FRESH N WINDS MAY DEVELOP NEAR CABO CORRIENTES TUE NIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 4-4.6 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NNW 13-16, Seas S 3.8-4.4 ft @ 17sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.6-2.9 ft @ 13sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - NNW 11-14, Seas S 1.9-3 ft @ 13sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
THURSDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas S 1.9-3 ft @ 13sec
FRIDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.8 ft @ 12sec
SATURDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas S 1.5-2.5 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - Not available yet