000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250830 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1005 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 0600 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 0830 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The ITCZ axis extends from 06N86W to 03N137W. Scattered moderate convection is noted from 05N to 09N between 131W and 139W. 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 near 139W continues to generate a few showers between 130W and 140W. The trough will shift west of 140W today, with lingering showers continuing west of 135W through Thu. Elsewhere, a surface trough moving south of California into the waters north of 25N this morning will weaken and dissipate by this evening. NW swell associated with the trough will support seas to 9 ft over NW waters through Thu. $$ Mundell