330
AXPZ20 KNHC 021545
TWDEP
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1605 UTC Fri Jun 2 2023
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 1200 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
1530 UTC.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
The monsoon trough extends from 13N88W to 09N111W. The ITCZ
continues from 09N111W to 02N140W. Scattered moderate convection
is noted from 03N to 12N between 100W and 136W.
...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO...
Moderate to fresh NW winds are occurring elsewhere within 150 nm
of the west coast of Baja California Sur with seas of 5 to 6 ft.
Moderate NW winds prevail offshore Baja California Norte, where
seas are 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Moderate to locally fresh gap
winds prevail across the Gulf of California, with seas of 2 to 4
ft. Farther east, from Cabo Corrientes to the Guatemala border,
winds are gentle to locally moderate from the WNW, with seas of
5-7 ft in S to SW swell.
For the forecast, pulses of fresh to strong winds from the
evening through early morning hours are expected across the
waters west of the Baja Peninsula and off Cabo San Lucas into
next week. Fresh SW to W gap winds in the Gulf of California will
pulse on Sun night through Tue night. Gentle to moderate winds
will prevail elsewhere. N swell off Baja California Norte will
subside by tonight. Another N swell will move through the Baja
offshore waters on Mon.
...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA,
AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR...
Gentle to moderate winds prevail across the entire area. Seas
are 5-7 ft in long period S to SW swell, except 7 to 8 ft near
the Galapagos Islands. Earlier showers and thunderstorms offshore
Central America have decreased in coverage and intensity over
the past 6 hours.
For the forecast, gentle to moderate SW winds are expected S of
the monsoon trough into early next week. Moderate S to SW cross
equatorial swell will dominate regional seas through Sat before
new large long-period SW swell builds into the regional waters
Sat night through Mon, then decaying thereafter.
...REMAINDER OF THE AREA...
A surface high pressure ridge extends from a 1025 mb high
pressure near 35N134W to 18N110W. The pressure gradient between
the high pressure and lower pressure along the monsoon trough and
ITCZ is supporting fresh to strong NE winds N of the ITCZ to
near 14N and W of 115W. Seas to 9 ft prevail with these winds.
Gentle to moderate winds are noted elsewhere, with seas of 4-6
ft. SW swell prevails S of 08N between 97W-120W supporting seas
to 9 ft in this area.
For the forecast, high pressure ridge will remain in place
through today, before weakening and shifting gradually eastward
through the weekend. The current S to SW swell over the waters E
of 120W and S of 10N will continue to subside through this
morning. A new pulse of large cross equatorial SW swell will
reach the eastern tropical Pacific Sat and build through Sun
night, building seas to 8-9 ft to the east of 120W and south of
12N. Looking ahead, N swell is forecast to push S of 30N Mon
through Tue building seas to 8-10 ft N of 25N between 120W and
135W.
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