Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 9, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W
TO 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N113W TO 29N112W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 31N113W TO 31N115W TO
26N111W TO 21N109W TO 24N107W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 32N114W TO 30N115W TO
28N113W TO 24N110W TO 26N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.
THE GRADIENT OF PRESSURE BETWEEN A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS
THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND A SURFACE TROUGH CROSSING BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS
RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA N
OF CABO SAN LAZARO, WHERE SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FT ARE PRESENT.
FROM CABO SAN LAZARO TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, WINDS ARE
MODERATE TO FRESH FROM THE NW AND SEAS ARE MODERATE TO 7 FT. IN
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS ARE N OF 28N
WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE NW WINDS PREVAIL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE
GULF. SEAS REMAIN SLIGHT TO 3 FT, EXCEPT TO 5 FT N OF 28N. LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL ARE
ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA. NEAR STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT, WITH GALES PERSISTING THROUGH TUE MORNING.
LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS
INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER
THE GREAT BASIN WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 17-21, Seas SSW 2.7-3.6 ft @ 12sec
TONITE - NNW 19-24, Seas NW 5.7-6.1 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 19-24, Seas NW 5.7-6.1 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas NW 6-6.3 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 2-2.7 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.1-2.5 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 2.4-2.8 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?