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southerncrossingforecast: Solmate Southern Crossing Forecast

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Date: 21 Dec 2025 22:22:16 -0000
Last-Modified: 21 Dec 2025 20:01:37 -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
December 21, 2025, 3:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W
TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95.5W TO 15N96W TO
14N95.5W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT N OF 14N AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 14N. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING EXTENDS FROM JUST OFF THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE NE GULF OF AMERICA. THE GRADIENT
BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURES TO ITS SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST IS CURRENTLY ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED IN THE
AREA DESCRIBED. IN THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS,
A WEAK SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CENTERED WELL WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE DOMINATES THE AREA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE OFF CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS OVER THESE WATERS ARE
3 TO 4 FT. GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS ARE OCCURRING OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. MEANWHILE,
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED IN
THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND IN THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE
TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PULSE TO GALE-FORCE AT NIGHT FROM MON THROUGH WED AND POSSIBLY
THU. ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP WITH THESE WINDS. ELSEWHERE OVER THE
MAJORITY OF THE WATERS, A RELATIVELY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
LEAD TO MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND SEAS INTO THE EARLY PART OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE BY THE MIDDLE PORTION
OF THIS WEEK, LIKELY PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - N 10-13, Seas S 1.4-2.2 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 2-2.6 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NW 11-14, Seas SSW 2-2.6 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY NIGHT - N 6-8, Seas SSW 1.4-2.3 ft @ 16sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
TUESDAY - NNE 7-9, Seas SSW 1.2-2.3 ft @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.1-2.5 ft @ 14sec
THURSDAY - NNW 16-20, Seas SSW 3.1-3.7 ft @ 12sec
FRIDAY - NNW 15-19, Seas NW 4.6-5 ft @ 6sec
SATURDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?