Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
June 4, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 12.5N 130.5W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC JUN
04 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE
QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N130W TO
14N131W TO 12N131W TO 12N130W TO 13N130W TO 13N129W TO 14N130W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
17N126W TO 26N140W TO 09N140W TO 08N130W TO 13N124W TO 17N126W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED N TO NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 13.3N 132.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITH
SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N132W TO 15N132W TO 14N134W TO
13N133W TO 13N132W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N132W TO 22N140W TO 11N140W TO
10N133W TO 14N128W TO 18N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED N TO NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 13.0N 134.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...30 NM NW QUADRANT AND 0
NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
15 NM S SEMICIRCLE SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N133W TO
14N134W TO 13N135W TO 12N134W TO 13N134W TO 14N133W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N133W TO
19N137W TO 18N140W TO 13N140W TO 11N134W TO 14N132W TO 16N133W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
A RIDGE, ANCHORED BY A 1031 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED NEAR
32N145W, EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
WATERS TO S OF THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, PRODUCING MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW
SWELL. INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL, WITH
SEAS OF 1 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT SEAS OF 4 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL NEAR THE
ENTRANCE TO THE GULF. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE
WATERS, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS DOMINATE ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS,
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL, INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE WATERS W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO N WINDS.
ROUGH SEAS IN BUILDING NW SWELL, WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OUTER
OFFSHORE WATERS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA LATE TODAY INTO FRI.
ADDITIONAL PULSES OF NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO REACH THE REGION
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO FORM
OFFSHORE OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ALSO APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THIS TIME AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
NORTHWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD, NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO.
CURRENTLY, THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION IN 7 DAYS.
PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR INFORMATION ON TROPICAL
STORM AMANDA LOCATED WELL SW OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - S 8-10, Seas SSW 2.3-5.7 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - SSE 10-12, Seas SSW --? ft @ 18sec
FRIDAY - S 10-12, Seas SSW 2.4-5.8 ft @ 17sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - WSW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.2-5.8 ft @ 17sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - WSW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.2-5.5 ft @ 16sec
SUNDAY - WSW 13-16, Seas SSW 3-5.7 ft @ 23sec
MONDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas SSW 3.1-6.2 ft @ 22sec
TUESDAY - W 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - SW 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?