Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 13, 2026, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N94.5W
TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 11N93W TO 16N95W
TO 14N98W TO 13N109W TO 03N104W TO 04N97W TO 11N93W... E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 11N104W
TO 08N101W TO 07N99W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N98W TO
12N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1028 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO AND A PAIR OF TROUGHS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
REGION IS BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. NW WINDS
ARE LOCALLY FRESH TO STRONG IN THE CENTRAL GULF ACCORDING TO
ASCAT PASSES FROM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE 2 TO 5 FT OVER MUCH OF
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE GULF.
ASCAT DATA ALSO SHOWS MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS W OF 110W AND S
OF 19N, DRIVEN BY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
OVER MEXICO AND A SURFACE TROUGH S OF THE REGION. GENTLE TO
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE PRESENT ELSEWHERE OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS AND AWAY FROM THE WARNING AREA IN THE SPECIAL FEATURES
SECTION. SEAS OF 4-7 FT IN LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL ARE OVER
THESE SAME WATERS. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH
A SURFACE TROUGH FARTHER OUT IN THE PACIFIC IS IMPACTING PORTIONS
OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS W OF 103W AND S OF 18N.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 11-14, Seas NW 2.7-3.1 ft @ 5sec
TONITE - NNW 9-11, Seas NW 2.6-3 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas NW 2.6-3 ft @ 6sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.8 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.8 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.3-2.4 ft @ 13sec
SUNDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-2.7 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NNW 15-19, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet