000 AXPZ20 KNHC 160840 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1005 UTC Thu Sep 16 2021 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 0840 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... The axis of a tropical wave is near 87W/88W north of 04N, moving west at around 15 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is noted from 09N to 12N between 85W and 90W. The axis of a tropical wave is near 99W north of 04N, moving west at around 15 kt. Scattered moderate convection is noted from 10N to 13N between 98W and 100W. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The monsoon trough extends from 11N86W to 15N101W to 10N128W. The ITCZ extends from 10N128W to 10N140W. Aside from convection discussed in the tropical wave section above, scattered moderate isolated strong convection is noted from 08N to 12N between 119W and 140W. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... Moderate to locally fresh winds and seas of 6-7 ft prevail west of Baja California. Light to gentle winds and seas of 5-6 ft are noted elsewhere over the open waters off Mexico. Seas of 3 ft or less are in the Gulf of California. For the forecast, gentle to moderate winds, occasionally fresh, will prevail across the waters west of Baja California the next several days. Southerly winds will pulse to fresh in the northern Gulf of California through the next several days. Light to gentle winds will prevail elsewhere. SW swell across the area will continue to subside through the end of the week. NW swell may impact the waters west of Baja California Norte by early next week. OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, and WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... Gentle to moderate southerly flow prevails across much of the forecast waters. Seas are in the 5 to 7 ft range in SW swell, except 6 to 8 ft offshore of Ecuador. For the forecast, SW swell across the region will continue to subside through end of the week. Winds over the Papagayo region will pulse to moderate to fresh at night during the upcoming weekend. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds will prevail. REMAINDER OF THE AREA... A nearly stationary surface trough is analyzed from 19N122W to 10N123W, while a 1012 mb low pressure area is near 14N123W. Gentle to moderate winds prevail south of 10B as well as N of 10N and west of 130W. Light to gentle winds prevail elsewhere. Seas are generally in the 5-7 ft range, locally to 8 ft E of 100W. For the forecast, winds and seas will continue to gradually diminish and subside across the region through the rest of the week into the weekend. Winds may increase by the end of the weekend from 12N to 21N and west of 125W as the surface trough and low progress westward. A cold front may stall just north of 30N early next week while associated NW swell builds seas to around 8 ft along and near 30N. $$ AL