Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

January 17, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 12N96W
TO 12N95W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 14N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N93W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
WITHIN 14N92W TO 13N96W TO 15N98W TO 11N101W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W
TO 14N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 13N93W
TO 10N96W TO 11N101W TO 09N100W TO 08N97W TO 10N93W TO 13N93W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

A WEAK 1011 MB LOW IS CENTERED AT 19N112W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 11N116W. WHILE THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS
WITH THE SYSTEM, IT DOES HAVE SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION
OCCURRING FROM 10N-19N BETWEEN 1015W-115. AWAY FROM THE
THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS ACROSS FORECAST WATERS ARE MODERATE OR
WEAKER THIS MORNING WITH SEAS 1-3 FT OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
AND 3-6 FT IN NW SWELL OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 0.8-2.3 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 1.3-2.4 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY - NW 14-17, Seas SSW 2.1-2.8 ft @ 12sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.4-3 ft @ 12sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.4-3 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - N 13-16, Seas SSW 1.2-2.4 ft @ 17sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.2-2.5 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 1.8-2.8 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?