Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 10, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N96W
TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 13N95W TO 15N96W TO
12N98W TO 11N96W TO 12N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N92W TO 16N96W TO 13N101W TO 11N106W TO
08N105W TO 08N96W TO 13N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 28N112W TO 30N113W TO 30N114W TO
28N113W TO 25N111W TO 25N109W TO 28N112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 30N113W TO 32N114W TO
30N115W TO 25N111W TO 26N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 28N112W TO 30N113W TO 30N114W TO
28N113W TO 25N111W TO 25N109W TO 28N112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 30N113W TO 32N114W TO
30N115W TO 25N111W TO 26N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N113W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
REFER TO THE SECTION ABOVE FOR DETAILS ON THE UPCOMING STORM
WARNING OVER THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION, AND THE GALE WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, GALE FORCE NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY SUN, THEN STRONG TO NEAR-GALE
NW WINDS WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MON. A LARGE AREA OF N GALE-FORCE
GAP WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL
DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA.
WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO STORM-FORCE BEGINNING ON SUN
THROUGH EARLY MON. THEN, GALE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO
THROUGH TODAY.
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA, AND A SURFACE
TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS RESULTING IN GALE
FORCE NW WINDS, MAINLY N OF 30N. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NW WINDS
ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. ROUGH SEAS ARE NOTED
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS, VERIFIED BY LATEST
SCATTEROMETER DATA, WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY SUN.
THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT RELATED TO THE GALE WARNING
DESCRIBED ABOVE, IS ALSO RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
FUNNELING THROUGH THE BAJA MOUNTAIN PASSAGES INTO ITS OFFSHORE
WATERS. SEAS ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA'S OFFSHORE WATERS ARE IN
THE ROUGH RANGE. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS IN NW SWELL ARE ELSEWHERE IN THE S AND SW MEXICAN OFFSHORE
WATERS.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 5.8-6.2 ft @ 8sec
TONITE - NNW 14-18, Seas NW 6.1-6.5 ft @ 8sec
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - NNW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.5-2.1 ft @ 11sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.9-2.4 ft @ 10sec
THURSDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 2.2-2.7 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - SE 15-19, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - Not available yet