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Date: 20 Nov 2025 02:10:54 -0000
Last-Modified: 20 Nov 2025 02:00:50 -0000
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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
November 19, 2025, 9:00 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
.NONE.

A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N111W TO 24N119W. BEHIND
THE FRONT, A SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED FROM 30N118W TO 27N125W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ONGOING ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ITS
OFFSHORE WATERS, AS WELL AS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO
FRESH NW WINDS PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT/TROUGH WITH ROUGH SEAS
IN LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL. IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, THE
FRONT IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ELSEWHERE SUPPORT
MAINLY GENTLE WINDS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS IN NW SWELL,
EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SEAS IN THE REMAINDER GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE WHILE
GRADUALLY WEAKENING, AND DISSIPATE N OF CABO SAN LAZARO BY
TONIGHT. ROUGH SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS N OF CABO SAN LAZARO
THROUGH THU MORNING. A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE OFFSHORE WATERS THU NIGHT FOLLOWED BY LARGE
SWELL BRINGING ROUGH SEAS TO THE WATERS N OF CABO SAN LUCAS
THROUGH MON.

FOR THE FORECAST, THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE WHILE GRADUALLY
WEAKENING, AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATERS W OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA BEFORE SUBSIDING THU. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE
WESTERNMOST TRADE WIND ZONE THROUGH THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE NW WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU FOLLOWED BY
FRESH NW TO N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. THEN, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OFFSHORE
CALIFORNIA. THE LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWARD
ENTERING THE NE FORECAST WATERS BY FRI NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - NNW 8-10, Seas SSE 1.2-1.6 ft @ 7sec
TONITE - NNW 7-9, Seas SSE 1.7-2 ft @ 7sec
FRIDAY - NNW 7-9, Seas SSE 1.7-2 ft @ 7sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - W 5-6, Seas SSW 0.8-1.4 ft @ 15sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SATURDAY - WSW 7-9, Seas SSW 1-1.8 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NNW 12-15, Seas SSW 2.5-3.5 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 3.1-4 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NNW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet