Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
June 10, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA NEAR 12.5N 88.8W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC
JUN 10 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N88W TO 13N89W TO 13N90W TO
12N89W TO 12N88W TO 13N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 13N87W TO 14N92W TO 16N94W TO 16N97W TO
12N95W TO 10N88W TO 13N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTINA INLAND NEAR 13.8N
89.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 13.5N89.5W TO 13.5N90W TO 13N89.5W TO
13N89W TO 13.5N89.5W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N87W TO 13N88W TO 14N90W TO 13N90W TO 12N89W
TO 12N88W TO 13N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CRISTINA NEAR 15.2N 90.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM A 1031 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR
36N144W SE TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. A SURFACE TROUGH IS
OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE
FEATURES IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OFF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, WHERE SEAS ARE IN THE 7-8 FT RANGE. LIGHT TO GENTLE
WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE DISCUSSION WATERS. SEAS ARE IN
THE 7-9 FT RANGE OFF SOUTHERN MEXICO DUE TO SWELL GENERATED FROM
TS CRISTINA. ELSEWHERE, SEAS ARE IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE OVER THE
OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, AND 3 FT OR LESS IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE
WATERS OF THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
WESTWARD TODAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, AS BROAD LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRIFTS WESTWARD.
THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW TO S WINDS INSIDE
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL PULSE
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NEAR THE COAST FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
NORTHERLY SWELL WILL MERGE WITH STRONG S SWELL MOVING THROUGH
THE BAJA WATERS THROUGH TODAY TO MAINTAIN ROUGH SEAS BEFORE
SUBSIDING. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NW TO W WINDS WILL DOMINATE
THE WATERS BETWEEN CABO CORRIENTES AND TEHUNATEPEC THROUGH FRI,
THEN WEAKEN INTO THE WEEKEND. LARGE CROSS-EQUATORIAL S-SW SWELL
DOMINATING THOSE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TODAY,
WHILE MIXED SWELLS OFF BAJA NORTE TO ROUGH LINGER THROUGH THU.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - SSW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.3-6.4 ft @ 16sec
TONITE - SSW 8-10, Seas SSW 2.1-5.6 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - WSW 10-13, Seas SSW 2-5.1 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - SW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.5-5.2 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
FRIDAY - WSW 11-14, Seas SSW 2.3-5.4 ft @ 17sec
SATURDAY - SW 10-13, Seas SSW 2.4-5.5 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - WSW 10-12, Seas SSW 1.7-4.8 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - SSW 7-9, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - SSE 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?