Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

July 18, 2025, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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WARNINGS
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FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS ARE ONGOING IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC REGION ALONG WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE,
LOCALLY MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS CONTINUE ALONG WITH SEAS OF 4 TO
6 FT IN LONG-PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL, EXCEPT NW SWELL IN THE OUTER
BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
MODERATE SW WINDS ARE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF N OF 30N WHILE LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL ALONG THE REMAINDER GULF ALONG WITH
SLIGHT SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, REACHING MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS
SUN MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS JUST NORTH OF THE AREA.
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN PREVAIL
THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE LOW REMAINS STATIONARY. PULSING FRESH TO
STRONG NORTH GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS A SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO VERACRUZ FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
AFTERWARD, HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD, AND WINDS IN TEHUANTEPEC WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO
FRESH SPEEDS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ROUGH SEAS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL
PREVAIL.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SSW 3-4, Seas SSW 0-4.1 feet @ 14sec
TONITE - SSW 3-4, Seas SSW 0-4.1 feet @ 14sec
SATURDAY - SSW 5-6, Seas SSW 0-3.8 feet @ 14sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - SSW 5-6, Seas SSW 0-3.8 feet @ 14sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - SSE 4-5, Seas SSW 0-3.5 feet @ 13sec
MONDAY - SW 8-10, Seas S 0-3.5 feet @ 12sec
TUESDAY - SSW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.7 feet @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY - WSW 4-5, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
THURSDAY - SW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?