Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
July 29, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 18.4N 118.4W 956 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 29
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW QUADRANT
AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
20N115W TO 22N118W TO 21N121W TO 18N122W TO 16N119W TO 17N115W TO
20N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N127W TO 25N133W TO
14N130W TO 11N115W TO 17N110W TO 30N117W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 19.5N 122.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
20N118W TO 23N122W TO 22N125W TO 19N125W TO 18N123W TO 18N118W TO
20N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 22N115W TO 30N120W TO 30N140W TO
14N140W TO 17N132W TO 14N119W TO 22N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 21.0N 127.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
22N123W TO 25N125W TO 25N127W TO 24N131W TO 20N128W TO 20N123W TO
22N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 22N119W TO 29N125W TO 26N140W TO
16N140W TO 19N133W TO 16N123W TO 22N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
AWAY FROM THE IMPACTS OF GENEVIEVE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST ARE IMPACTING WATERS N AND W OF GUADALUPE ISLAND. THIS
SAME HIGH IS LEADING TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS
JUST OFFSHORE CABO SAN LUCAS AND IN PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS PREVAIL.
SEAS ARE SLIGHT IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND MODERATE IN THE
REMAINING OFFSHORE WATERS.
HURRICANE GENEVIEVE IS CENTERED NEAR 18.4N 118.4W AT 29/0900
UTC, MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 956 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 105 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 130 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE NEAR 35 FT, OR 11 M. NUMEROUS
MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE CENTER, WITH NUMEROUS
MODERATE CONVECTION ALSO EXTENDING FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 112W
AND 116W. GENEVIEVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST- NORTHWEST, AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GENEVIEVE IS NOW A CATEGORY 3
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO,
AND A WEAKENING TREND SHOULD BEGIN THEREAFTER. SWELLS GENERATED
BY GENEVIEVE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA AND WILL REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY. THESE
SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, AND COULD CAUSE
LIFE- THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE GENEVIEVE IS NEAR 18.4N 118.4W AT 2
AM PDT, AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 956 MB. GENEVIEVE WILL MOVE TO 18.8N 119.8W THIS
AFTERNOON, 19.5N 122.0W THU MORNING, 20.2N 124.4W THU AFTERNOON,
AND 21.0N 127.0W FRI MORNING. GENEVIEVE WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM NEAR 21.8N 129.5W FRI AFTERNOON, THEN BE NEAR 22.5N 132.3W
SAT MORNING. GENEVIEVE WILL BECOME POST-TROPICAL AS IT MOVES TO
WELL WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR EARLY SUN. ASSOCIATED SEAS OF
ROUGH OR GREATER WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THU. ELSEWHERE, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC THU AND FRI
NIGHTS. OTHERWISE, AREAS OF FRESH MAINLY WESTERLY GAP WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT NEARSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD TO THE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA.
FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE GENEVIEVE WILL MOVE TO 18.8N 119.8W
THIS AFTERNOON, 19.5N 122.0W THU MORNING, 20.2N 124.4W THU
AFTERNOON, AND 21.0N 127.0W FRI MORNING. GENEVIEVE WILL WEAKEN TO
A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.8N 129.5W FRI AFTERNOON, THEN BE NEAR
22.5N 132.3W SAT MORNING. AWAY FROM GENEVIEVE, LITTLE CHANGE IN
MARINE CONDITIONS IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH AND ROUGH NORTHERLY SWELL
OFF CALIFORNIA MAY PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE WATERS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE NORTH OF 27N AND EAST OF 130W BY THE END OF THIS
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - SW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.3-3.9 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY - SW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.8-4 ft @ 12sec
MONDAY - WSW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - SSW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?