Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 9, 2025, 12:31 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
14.5N95.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN MERGING N
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N100W TO 11N96W TO
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 12N94W TO 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 11N100W TO 10N104W TO
09N99W TO 12N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1011 MB LOW PRES OFFSHORE OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE NEAR 32N119W TO 23N121W, WHILE A SECOND SURFACE
TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG THE EASTERN SHORELINE OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA TO LAS TRES MARIAS. THE WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS YIELDING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ACROSS
THE BAJA OFFSHORE WATERS, EXCEPT MODERATE N TO NE WINDS FROM CABO
SAN LAZARO SOUTHWARD TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS ARE ALSO NOTED INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
NW SWELL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS THIS
EVENING, WITH SEAS GENERALLY 7 TO 10 FT. SEAS ARE 3 FT OR LESS
INSIDE THE GULF. LIGHT TO GENTLE NW TO W WINDS CONTINUES
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MEXICAN WATERS TO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
SEAS ACROSS THESE WATERS ARE 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
FROM N TO S ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS AND OFFSHORE OF
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
8 FT BY MON. ELSEWHERE, FRESH TO STRONG N GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ON SUN BEFORE WINDS QUICKLY
STRENGTHENING TO GALE FORCE LATE SUN NIGHT, AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF AMERICA AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A VERY LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTENDING SOUTH AND
SOUTHWESTWARD OF TEHUANTEPEC TO NEAR 12N98W BY MON NIGHT, WITH
VERY ROUGH SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FT EXPECTED WITHIN THESE WINDS. GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WED MORNING, WITH WINDS PULSING
TO STRONG SPEEDS THEREAFTER THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 10-13, Seas SSW 0.9-2.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY NIGHT - NNW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - NW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NW 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - NW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - NW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - N 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?