Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 16, 2025, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TO BEYOND
24N118W. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW WINDS ARE FOUND BEHIND THE
FRONT, WHILE THE NW SWELL RESULT IN SEAS OF 8-11 FT ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS SUPPORTING STRONG TO
NEAR GALE-FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS. FARTHER SOUTH,
A FEW SHOWERS ARE NOTED IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND OFFSHORE
WATERS OF OAXACA AND CHIAPAS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS ARE FOUND IN THESE WATERS. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE
OR LIGHTER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PERSIST IN THE
REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
EASTWARD ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING, BRINGING FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS AND SEAS TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL TO THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. EXPECT FRESH
TO STRONG SW GAP WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AHEAD
OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING FRESH NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS LATE MON INTO MIDWEEK. WINDS MAY
PULSE TO STRONG IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA LATE MON.
FOR THE FORECAST, A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SW
UNITED STATES TO THE WESTERN WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE
LARGE NW SWELL FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS IT
MOVES INTO THE TROPICAL PACIFIC AND MIXES WITH SHORTER-PERIOD
WIND WAVES GENERATED BY MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS. ANOTHER
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE EARLY NEXT WEEK, FOLLOWED BY LARGE NW SWELL
NORTH OF 25N AND EAST OF 135W. LOOKING AHEAD, A BUILDING RIDGE
OVER NORTHERN WATERS WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE TRADE WATERS WEST OF 120W BY MIDWEEK.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 0.9-2.3 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW --? ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY NIGHT - NW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - NW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NW 4-5, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - N 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - N 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - WNW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?