000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250310 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 0405 UTC Wed Mar 25 2020 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 0000 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 0300 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The ITCZ axis extends from 05N90W to 04N107W to 05N130W. Scattered moderate convection is noted from 07N to 11N between 122W and 137W. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... High pressure extending eastward to Cabo Corrientes will maintain moderate to fresh NW winds west of Baja California through Sun, except fresh to strong south of Punta Eugenia Thu night through Fri night, with 7 to 10 ft seas expected. Moderate northerly winds in the southern half of the Gulf of California through Thu night will become fresh to strong Fri and Sat as a tighter pressure gradient develops over NW Mexico from low pressure in the south-central U.S. Elsewhere, light to gentle variable winds will dominate the waters between Cabo Corrientes and Tehuantepec through Sat. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... High pressure north of the western Caribbean will maintain fresh NE to E winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region through Sun. Light to gentle winds are expected elsewhere across offshore waters, except for the Gulf of Panama, where moderate northerly winds will pulse each night through the weekend. REMAINDER OF THE AREA... A broad ridge extending east-southeast from 32N144W to Cabo Corrientes will maintain an area of fresh to strong trade winds from roughly 04N to 22N west of 125W through Sat. Seas in this region will be between 8 and 12 ft. A surface trough analyzed from 08N134W to 01N138W continues to generate scattered showers between 130W and 140W. The trough will shift west of 140W by Wed evening, with lingering showers continuing west of 135W through Thu. Elsewhere, a weak cold moving south of California into the waters north of 25N Wed morning will dissipate by Wed evening. NW swell associated with the front will support seas to 9 ft over NW waters through Thu. $$ Mundell