Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
December 29, 2025, 3:02 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96.5W TO 12.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M S OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1031 MB IS LOCATED WELL NORTH OF THE AREA NEAR
39N132W. A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE HIGH ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
FORECAST WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. ITS ASSOCIATED PRESSURE
GRADIENT IS ALLOWING FOR FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO EXIST
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH MODERATE SEAS.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
ARE FOUND IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WHILE LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT
SEAS ARE IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER
WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, NW SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS
OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH
EARLY MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE SW OF THE UNITED
STATES. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BY MON AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 30 TO
40 KT WITH SEAS OF UP TO 16 OR 17 FT.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - N 10-13, Seas NW 2.7-3.1 ft @ 5sec
TONITE - N 9-11, Seas SSW 2.3-2.8 ft @ 11sec
TUESDAY - N 8-10, Seas NW 2.5-2.9 ft @ 6sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NNW 7-9, Seas NW 2.3-2.7 ft @ 7sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
WEDNESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 1.8-2.4 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas S 1.6-2.8 ft @ 13sec
FRIDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas S 2.6-3.4 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas NW 3.3-3.7 ft @ 5sec
SUNDAY - NNW 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?