000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250905 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1005 UTC Sat Mar 25 2017 Tropical Weather Discussion for the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Equator to 32N, east of 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 0900 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... ITCZ from 05N89W to 05N95W to 03N101W to 02N124W to 00N131W. Scattered moderate convection within 90 nm north of the ITCZ between 124W and 130W. ...DISCUSSION... OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... High pressure west of the area will dissipate as a weak cold front moves eastward into Baja California Norte and the northern Gulf of California through Sunday. Northwest to north winds will increase off Baja California Norte starting tonight between lingering lower pressure along a trough over the Gulf of California and high pressure centered farther west. The area of strong northwest to north winds will increase in coverage to within 250 nm off the coast and reach as far south as Cabo San Lazaro Sunday through Monday night. Northwest swell to 8 ft off Baja California Sur will decay below 8 ft through tonight. Seas will build again off Baja California Sunday through Monday as the winds increase. The leading edge of 8 ft seas will reach the Revillagigedo Islands by mid week as northwest swell to 12 ft reaches Guadalupe Island. Meanwhile expect fresh northwest winds over the central and southern Gulf of California today. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... High pressure prevailing across the northwest Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico will support fresh gap winds in the Gulf of Papagayo through early Monday with seas to 7 ft. Nocturnal winds will pulse to a fresh breeze thereafter. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds and combined seas of 3-5 ft are expected the next several days except in the Gulf of Panama, where they will pulse to a fresh breeze through the weekend. REMAINDER OF THE AREA... Long period northwest swell of 8 to 10 ft will follow a cold front moving eastward across the waters north of 25N through early Sunday. The swell will decay below 8 ft through Sunday west of 120W. Farther south, a mix of NE wind waves and NW swell will maintain 8 to 10 seas from 06N to 22N west of 125W through Sunday. $$ Mundell