Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 10, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN
15N93W TO 14N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO
15N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN
12N94W TO 12N97W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W TO 10N99W TO 10N97W TO
12N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N121W TO 21N115W TO 21N110W TO 25N111W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N133W TO 15N135W TO
12N128W TO 16N116W TO 30N121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N120W TO
25N120W TO 18N115W TO 20N109W TO 24N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN
29N121W TO 22N135W TO 13N135W TO 12N122W TO 16N115W TO 29N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION BELOW.
.WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 26N111W TO 23N109W TO 23N108W TO
25N108W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 27N112W TO
23N110W TO 23N108W TO 27N109W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
27N112W TO 28N111W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES AND A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG BAJA CALIFORNIA
IS RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS OFFSHORE BAJA
CALIFORNIA, WHERE ROUGH SEAS TO 12 FT ARE PRESENT. FROM CABO SAN
LAZARO TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH
FROM THE NE AND SEAS ARE MODERATE. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE ONGOING WITH ROUGH SEAS TO
10 FT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW
SWELL ARE ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING SAT EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED
THIS WEEKEND, REACHING STORM-FORCE STRENGTH ON SUN AFTERNOON.
GALE CONDITIONS WILL THEN PREVAIL FROM MON THROUGH EARLY WED
MORNING. LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 18-23, Seas NW 6-6.4 ft @ 6sec
TONITE - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 6.2-6.6 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas NW 6.2-6.6 ft @ 7sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NNW 18-23, Seas NW 6-6.4 ft @ 6sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
MONDAY - NW 6-8, Seas SSW 1.6-2.4 ft @ 11sec
TUESDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 1.5-2.1 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - N 10-12, Seas SSW 2.3-2.7 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - NW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?