Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
March 4, 2026, 9:00 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
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STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, ALONG WITH 6
TO 8 FT SEAS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SE TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA
ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH OVER NW MEXICO ARE CAUSING FRESH NW WINDS
OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
LEADING TO MAINLY GENTLE WINDS. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE
OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, WITH SLIGHT SEAS OVER THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
OVER NE MEXICO AND THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH WILL SUPPORT STRONG GAP
WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUNATEPEC THIS MORNING, THEN MODERATE TO
FRESH WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS MAY INCREASE BACK TO FRESH TO
STRONG SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WATERS NW OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THERE INTO
LATE WEEK, BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS, WITH ASSOCIATED
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS THEN PERSISTING OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE INTO THE WEEKEND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS LIKELY TO FORM OFF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THIS WEEKEND, THEN MEANDER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS COULD RELAX THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER AREA WATERS AND
IMPROVE MARINE CONDITIONS.
FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE
AREA INTO LATE WEEK, TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
INCREASING WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
ARE EXPECTED OVER NW WATERS N OF 05N AND W OF 115W STARTING THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, LOW
PRESSURE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND LINGER NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH MAY WEAKEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SLIGHTLY IMPROVE MARINE CONDITIONS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
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LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
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