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Date: 23 Jan 2026 14:45:18 -0000
Last-Modified: 23 Jan 2026 14:01:22 -0000
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Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast

Sea of Cortez Southern Crossing Forecast
January 23, 2026, 9:01 am (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.

FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WITH SEAS IN THE 5 TO 8 FT RANGE. OUTSIDE OF THE
TEHUANTEPEC AREA, LOCALLY MODERATE NW WINDS ARE ONGOING OFFSHORE
JALISCO, MEXICO WITH SEAS TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE LIGHT
TO GENTLE AND SEAS MODERATE TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL, EXCEPT FOR
SLIGHT SEAS ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH THIS
AFTERNOON, AND TO LIGHT TO GENTLE SPEEDS BY SAT MORNING. A
SURFACE TROUGH WILL ENTER THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS
TODAY, ENHANCING WINDS TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS. TONIGHT, A
SURFACE RIDGE W AND E OF THE TROUGH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT, AND WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE TROUGH WILL FRESHEN
THROUGH SAT EVENING, ALSO AFFECTING THE ENTRACE OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. LOCALLY STRONG SW WINDS ARE LIKELY NEAR CABO SAN
LAZARO TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST
ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA SUN NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK.
OTHERWISE, A NEW GAP WIND EVENT IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL
START MON MORNING. GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ALSO
MON MORNING AND REACH STORM-FORCE EARLY IN THE EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE MORNING. STRONG GALES WILL THEN CONTINUE
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW GALE-FORCE BY WED MORNING. ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE GAP WIND EVENT.

SHORT-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING (along 23N)
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - N 13-16, Seas SSW 0.7-1.8 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - N 13-16, Seas SSW 0.7-1.8 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY NIGHT - NNE 9-11, Seas SW 4-4.4 ft @ 5sec

LONG-TERM SOUTHERN CROSSING
SUNDAY - NNE 13-16, Seas SSW 2-4.1 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY - NNW 14-17, Seas SSW 2.7-3.4 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NNW 13-16, Seas SSW 2.7-3.3 ft @ 19sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 14-18, Seas SSW 2.8-3.4 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - NW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?