581
AXPZ20 KNHC 221433
TWDEP
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC MON APR 22 2024
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM
03.4S TO 30N, EAST OF 120W INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND
FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N, BETWEEN 120W AND 140W. THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY, WEATHER OBSERVATIONS,
RADAR, AND METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.
BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1430 UTC.
..INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 05N94W. THE ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 05N94W TO 05N125W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 09N E OF 93W, AND FROM
04N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 140W.
..OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO
NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA IS SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WEST OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MEXICO AND THE EQUATORIAL
TROUGH IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO NEAR GALE WINDS IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE
IN THE 7-8 FT RANGE IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, 4-6 FT OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE OPEN WATERS OFF MEXICO, AND 3 FT OR LESS OVER
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS WILL PERSIST WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL THEN FRESHEN THU AND FRI.
FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE BEFORE DIMINISHING. SEAS WILL PEAK NEAR 10
FT TONIGHT WITH THE GAP WINDS. ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL.
...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA,
AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS, AND SEAS OF 4-6 FT PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE
DISCUSSION WATERS EXCEPT OFF ECUADOR, WHERE SEAS ARE PEAKING NEAR
7 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEK. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE MOSTLY 4 TO 6
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL, EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT OFF ECUADOR THROUGH
TONIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO TUE, THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
..REMAINDER OF THE AREA
HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE WATERS N OF 20N. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURE IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W, WHERE SEAS ARE IN
THE 7-9 FT RANGE. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE NOTED N OF 28N
BETWEEN 120W AND 128W. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE DISCUSSION WATERS. ASIDE FROM THE AREAS MENTIONED
ABOVE, SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE.
FOR THE FORECAST, WIND SPEEDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN
SIMILAR THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH AN AREA OF 7-9 FT SEAS PERSISTING
ROUGHLY FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 130W. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL ENTER
THE NORTH- CENTRAL PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION WATERS BY MID- WEEK
ENHANCING WINDS/SEAS.
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