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AXPZ20 KNHC 260731
TWDEP

Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1005 UTC Sat Apr 26 2025

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
0730 UTC.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

The monsoon trough extends from 09N84W to 06N110W. The ITCZ
continues from 06N110W to beyond 04.5N140W. Scattered moderate 
and isolated strong convection is noted from 03N to 09N between 
80W and 140W. 

...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO...

Gentle to moderate winds prevail west of the Baja California
peninsula extending southward to offshore Cabo Corrientes. Light
to gentle winds are over the remainder of the open waters off 
Mexico. Fresh to strong winds are over the northern Gulf of 
California with gentle to locally moderate winds elsewhere over
the Gulf. Seas are in the 5-7 ft range over the open waters off
Mexico. Over the northern Gulf of California, seas of 5-6 ft
prevail, with seas of 1-3 ft over the remainder of the Gulf.

For the forecast, a weak cold front will move into the Baja 
Norte waters today and dissipate across the central Baja waters 
Sun, with high pressure building in its wake across the area 
waters through Mon. Fresh to locally strong SW winds will pulse 
in the northern Gulf of California tonight. Moderate NW winds 
across the Baja waters will freshen late today through late Mon. 
N winds in the central Gulf of Tehuantepec will pulse fresh to 
occasional strong at night through this weekend. 

...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, 
AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR...

Moderate to fresh winds are in the Gulf of Papagayo, with
moderate to locally fresh winds in the Gulf of Panama. Light to 
gentle winds prevail elsewhere. S to SW swell has propagated into
the waters S of the Galapagos Islands and eastward to Ecuador, 
producing seas of 6-8 ft. Seas are in the 5-6 ft range 
elsewhere.

For the forecast, moderate to fresh E winds will pulse across 
the Papagayo region each night and morning into next week. In the
Gulf of Panama, moderate winds will pulse nightly. Cross 
equatorial S-SW swell will peak over the regional waters late 
today through Sun. 

...REMAINDER OF THE AREA....

High pressure dominates the waters N of 10N. The pressure 
gradient between this area of high pressure and lower pressure 
in the vicinity of the ITCZ is supporting moderate to fresh NE 
trade winds N of the ITCZ to near 22N W of 118W. Seas over these
waters are in the 6-9 ft range. Gentle to moderate N to NE 
winds, and seas of 5-7 ft prevail elsewhere N of the ITCZ and W 
of 110W. S of the ITCZ/monsoon trough, light to gentle winds and 
seas of 6-8 ft prevail. 

For the forecast, locally fresh N to NW winds and rough seas 
will develop tonight north of 27N behind a cold front sweeping 
across the northern waters, and reaching 120W by midday.
Elsewhere, little change in winds and seas are expected N of the
ITCZ. Cross equatorial S swell will propagate across the 
southern waters through the weekend, raising seas to 8-9 ft south
of 10N between 100W and 120W through late today before seas 
slowly subside through Sun. 

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