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AXPZ20 KNHC 171546
TWDEP
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025
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
1500 UTC.
..SPECIAL FEATURES
TROPICAL STORM ERICK IS CENTERED NEAR 12.3N 94.1W AT 17/1500
UTC, MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 1003 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 40 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION IS N OF 10N BETWEEN 90W-98W. SEAS TO 15 FT ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER IN THE N SEMICIRCLE OF THE
SYSTEM. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ERICK IS EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE
INLAND OR BE NEAR THE COAST ON THURSDAY. ERICK IS FORECAST TO BE
NEAR OR AT MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT APPROACHES THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. DANGEROUS STORM
SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING NEAR AND TO THE
EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST IN AREAS OF ONSHORE
WINDS. THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE
WAVES. SWELLS GENERATED BY ERICK ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO IN A DAY OR SO. THESE SWELLS ARE
LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
PLEASE READ THE LATEST HIGH SEAS FORECAST ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT WEBSITE -
HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TEXT/MIAHSFEP2.SHTML AND THE LATEST
ERICK NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY AND PUBLIC ADVISORY AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV FOR MORE DETAILS.
..TROPICAL WAVES
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM THE
CARIBBEAN SEA SOUTHWARD ALONG 84W, MOVING WESTWARD AT AROUND 10
KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN
180 NM OF THE WAVE AXIS AND N OF 05N.
..INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 11N89W. IT RESUMES
SOUTHWEST OF TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 09N98W AND CONTINUES
NORTHWESTWARD TO 09N122W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM THAT POINT TO
09N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO T.S. ERICK,
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE MONSOON
TROUGH AND E OF 103W, AND ALONG THE ITCZ AND W OF 128W.
..OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO
PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON CURRENT
CONDITIONS OF TROPICAL STORM ERICK.
ELSEWHERE, THE REMNANT LOW OF DALILA IS ANALYZED WITH A PRESSURE
OF 1008 MB NEAR 19N113W. LATEST ASCAT PASS HIGHLIGHTED GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS NEAR THE LOW. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WINDS ARE FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 114W ALONG WITH
MODERATE SEAS. HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
WITH MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH SLIGHT SEAS, EXCEPT
FOR MODERATE SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE GULF. MODERATE
SEAS PREVAIL ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM ERICK WILL MOVE TO 12.8N 94.9W
THIS EVENING, STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.6N 96.0W WED
MORNING, 14.7N 97.2W WED EVENING, 16.0N 98.5W THU MORNING, MOVE
INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.5N 100.2W THU
EVENING, AND WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.8N 102.1W FRI
MORNING. ERICK WILL DISSIPATE EARLY SAT. ELSEWHERE, HIGH PRESSURE
WELL NORTHWEST OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT PULSING MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ROUGH NORTHWEST TO
NORTH SWELL WILL BUILD OVER THE BAJA WATERS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK. THE SWELL WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NEW SET OF NORTHWEST
TO NORTH STARTING FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE
MAINLY MODERATE OR WEAKER ELSEWHERE DURING THE PERIOD.
...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA,
AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR...
PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON CURRENT
CONDITIONS OF TROPICAL STORM ERICK.
ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER ELSEWHERE FROM OFFSHORE
COLOMBIA NORTHWARD, WITH MODERATE SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE OFFSHORE ECUADOR TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,
WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN SOUTHERLY SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM ERICK WILL MOVE TO 12.8N 94.9W
THIS EVENING, STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.6N 96.0W WED
MORNING, 14.7N 97.2W WED EVENING, 16.0N 98.5W THU MORNING, MOVE
INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.5N 100.2W THU
EVENING, AND WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.8N 102.1W FRI
MORNING. ERICK WILL DISSIPATE EARLY SAT. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO
FRESH WINDS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE ECUADOR TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER
OFFSHORE COLOMBIA NORTHWARD, EXCEPT PULSE TO MOSTLY FRESH SPEEDS
IN THE PAPAGAYO REGION STARTING THU MORNING. MEANWHILE, MODERATE
SEAS OFF ECUADOR WILL PREVAILS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
MODERATE SEAS WILL BE MAINLY OFFSHORE COLOMBIA NORTHWARD THROUGH
WED, EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR T.S. ERICK, SUBSIDING AFTERWARD.
..REMAINDER OF THE AREA
PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON
CURRENT CONDITIONS OF TROPICAL STORM ERICK.
BROAD AND WEAK RIDGING EXTEND FROM A HIGH WELL NORTHWEST OF THE
DISCUSSION AREA TO ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS NORTH OF THE MONSOON
TROUGH AND ITCZ AND WEST OF THE REMNANTS OF DALILA CENTERED NEAR
19N113W. WINDS ARE MAINLY MODERATE OR WEAKER ACROSS THE OPEN
WATERS, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND ITCZ,
LOCALLY FRESH SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND ITCZ. SEAS ARE
MAINLY MODERATE ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS IN MIXED SOUTHERLY AND
NORTHERLY SWELLS.
FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL SINK
SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE AREA WILL EXPAND
IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
SEAS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS EAST OF 130W THROUGH
THU AS NEW NORTH TO NORTHEAST WELL MOVES INTO THE REGIONAL
WATERS, SPREADING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO 140W BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.
ERA
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