Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
April 16, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
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WARNINGS
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.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 30N125W TO 20N110W TO 15N108W.
WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE ARE NW MODERATE TO FRESH OVER
THE PACIFIC WATERS NW OF CAPE CORRIENTES AND OVER THE S GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER. SEAS ARE 5-6
FT IN NW SWELL NW OF CAPE CORRIENTES, 4-5 FT IN S SWELL SE OF
CAPE CORRIENTES, 3-5 FT OVER THE S GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND 1-2 FT
OVER THE N GULF OF CALIFORNIA. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTION IS
OCCURRING OVER THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, QUIESCENT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
MEXICAN OFFSHORES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SW UNITED STATES WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS
OVER THE N GULF OF CALIFORNIA THU NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON
FRI. ELSEWHERE, LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC WATERS
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA
SHOULD CAUSE A TEHUANTEPER GAP WIND EVENT SUN NIGHT INTO MON
NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 12-15, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TONITE - WSW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - N 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY NIGHT - WNW 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - W 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - WNW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - S 5-6, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - NNW 3-4, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?