000 AXPZ20 KNHC 260931 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1005 UTC Sun Mar 26 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... The ITCZ axis extends from 03N102W to 02N132W with no sizable areas of significant convection. ...DISCUSSION... OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... A cold front from SW Arizona across extreme northern part of the Gulf of California and northern Baja California will shift east across Baja California Norte and the northern Gulf of California today. High pressure behind the front will maintain fresh NW winds west of Baja California this morning. Strong high pressure building near 33N132W early next week will increase the coverage of strong northwest winds north of 25N off the coast of Baja California Norte early next week. Seas in the 6-8 ft range will prevail over this area through Monday. Northwesterly swell will propagate into the waters off Baja California Norte Monday, and peak near 12 ft early Tuesday morning. Gentle to moderate northerly winds and seas of 2-3 ft are expected across northern Gulf of California with the frontal passage. Winds are forecast to increase to 15-20 kt with seas building to 6 ft Tuesday and Wednesday as the above mentioned area of high pressure builds and tightens the pressure gradient over the area. Elsewhere, winds will generally be light to gentle with seas in the 4-6 ft range through the middle of next week. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... Fresh NE winds are expected over the Gulf of Papagayo during the late night and early morning hours through Monday morning. Light to gentle winds and seas of 3-5 ft are expected elsewhere the next several days except in the Gulf of Panama, where winds will pulse to a fresh breeze at night. REMAINDER OF THE AREA... A cold front extends across NE waters from 30N116W to 25N130W. High pressure behind the cold front extends a ridge SE to near the Revillagigedo Islands. On the southern periphery of the ridge, fresh to strong trades prevail from 07N to 19N W of 130W. Seas have built to 10-11 ft within the area of strongest trade winds based on altimeter data. This area of trades will persist through Monday, and the aerial extent of the fresh trades will increase by Monday night as high pressure located north of the area near 34N133W strengthens. $$ Mundell