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Date: 30 Jan 2026 16:29:41 -0000
Last-Modified: 30 Jan 2026 14:01:30 -0000
Expires: 31 Dec 2037 23:55:55 -0000

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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 30, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N93W
TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N93W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N92W TO 16N94W TO 14N99W TO 09N101W TO 08N97W
TO 09N94W TO 13N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N108W TO 26N109W TO 24N110W TO
23N109W TO 24N108W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N79W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N80W TO
07N79W TO 07N79W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N80W TO
06N80W TO 06N78W TO 08N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE RIDGING WEST OF THE BAJA
PENINSULA AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER W MEXICO IS SUPPORTING
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
SEAS ARE SLIGHT TO MODERATE OVER THESE WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS, AND SEAS OF 6-7 FT, ARE OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL HAS MOVED INTO THE WATERS NW OF GUADALUPE
ISLAND. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH MODERATE
SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST, A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
GULF OF AMERICA WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE CONDITIONS IN
THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION BEGINNING TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY PEAK
TO STRONG GALE FORCE, WITH SEAS POSSIBLY REACHING TO AROUND 18 FT
LATE ON SAT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA BEFORE DIMINISHING SAT NIGHT, REACHING LOCAL
STRONG SPEEDS TODAY. LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL OVER THE WATERS WEST
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE WILL SLOWLY DECAY THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER
SET OF NORTHWEST SWELL MAY MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 16-20, Seas SSW 4.1-4.6 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NNW 16-20, Seas NW 5-5.4 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 16-20, Seas NW 5-5.4 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 3.1-3.7 ft @ 14sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NW 9-11, Seas SSW 3.1-3.7 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NNW 5-6, Seas SSW 0.5-2.2 ft @ 12sec
TUESDAY - NW 12-15, Seas SSW 1.7-2.7 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY - NW 14-17, Seas S 1.9-2.8 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NW 13-16, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?