Tuesday January 15 to Friday January 18, 2019

For Baja California: Ensenada will see rain Tuesday with partly cloudy on Wednesday with showers returning on Thursday. Partly cloudy skies will fill out the work week on Friday. Temperatures will be in the low 60's Tuesday warming slightly Wednesday and Thursday to cool again on Friday. In Mexicali the forecast calls for morning showers on Tuesday and partly cloudy on Wednesday, thickening to totally cloudy on Thursday. Partly cloudy skies will return on Friday. Temperatures will warm from the mid 60's on Tuesday to the low 70's by the end of the work week. In San Felipe folks should look for partly cloudy skies through the week ahead with winds returning on Saturday. Temperatures will warm from the low 60's on Tuesday to the 70°F mark Thursday and Friday. 

In Baja California Sur: Loreto should see partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday with sunshine filling out the week from there. Temps will rise from the low 70's Tuesday to the mid 70's by the end of the work week. In La Paz the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday with sunshine on Thursday and Friday and a blow coming over the weekend. In Cabo San Lucas the forecast calls for partly cloudy through the period with Wednesday even ranking to mostly cloudy. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70's through the period.

The Crossing: The southern crossing to the mainland will begin the week with winds from the NW to 12kts Tuesday. Things will ramp up a little on Wednesday with winds peaking 15-18kts. Friday evening things really start to pick up and Saturday and earl Sunday would be very unpleasant crossing days. But a beam reach will develop on Sunday and winds will end that day under 10kts from the NNW. Things look pretty tame until Tuesday when a significant blow will develop from the NNW and make for about the worst weather for the winter crossing.