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AXPZ20 KNHC 260956
TWDEP
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC THU MAR 26 2026
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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0930 UTC.
..INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N08W TO 07N85W TO 05N88W, WHERE
IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES TO 05N118W AND BEYOND
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN
85W AND 110W, AND FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W.
..OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO
RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOW MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NW
WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS, BEING THE HIGHEST
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN PUNTA EUGENIA AND CABO SAN
LAZARO. ALTIMETER DATA SHOW MODERATE SEAS TO 5 FT OVER THESE
WATERS. IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION, FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO
NE WINDS CONTINUE TO PULSE OVER THE WATERS N OF 13N WHERE SEAS
ARE 7 TO 8 FT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
ARE ONGOING ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR THE FORECAST, LIGHT TO GENTLE VARIABLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
OVER MUCH OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT. NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS TO ROUGH NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA TODAY
THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO
NE GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL PULSE THROUGH MON
NIGHT, EXCEPT FOR GALE-FORCE N WINDS FORECAST TO DEVELOP SAT
THROUGH SUN DRIVEN BY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF
OF AMERICA. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH DURING
THE PEAK WINDS PERIOD SAT AND SUN.
....OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA,
AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR...
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ARE ONGOING IN THE PAPAGAYO REGION ALONG
WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. IN THE GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE
WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
PULSE IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WITH MODERATE SEAS THROUGH MON NIGHT.
GENTLE BREEZES AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
..REMAINDER OF THE AREA
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1036 MB HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF
THE REGION AND A LOW PRESSURE WEST OF 140W IS SUPPORTING A BROAD
AREA OF MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS N OF 25N AND W OF 120W
ALONG WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL. MODERATE OR WEAKER
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS IN MIXED SWELL ARE ONGOING ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL
DEVELOP NORTH OF 26N AND WEST OF 119W TODAY THROUGH FRI AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN A RIDGE BUILDING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS, AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM,
LIFTING NORTHWARD WEST OF THE AREA. ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 8 FT SAT. OTHERWISE, A WEAK
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS ON MON, HOWEVER LITTLE
IMPACT ON WINDS OR SEAS IS FORESEEN.
RAMOS
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