Gap Winds Forecast
March 29, 2025, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 05N94W TO 02N104W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N104W TO 02N120W TO 04S138W. WIDELY
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 115W.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD FROM NEAR THE
PANAMA-COLOMBIA BORDER THROUGH A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 05N94W TO
02N104W. AN ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N104W ACROSS 02N120W TO 04S138W.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS SEEN FROM 01N TO 08N
BETWEEN 80W AND 115W.
CONVERGENT SURFACE WINDS ARE TRIGGERING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFFSHORE OF GUATEMALA. REFER TO
THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IN THE
OFFSHORE WATERS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND 5 TO
7 FT SEAS ARE EVIDENT AT THE PAPAGAYO OFFSHORE WATERS. GENTLE TO
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE SEEN IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH SEAS AT 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED MODERATE SWELLS PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE OFFSHORE
WATERS.
A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM A 1024 MB HIGH
NEAR 27N137W TO NEAR THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. THESE FEATURES
ARE SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE N TO NE TO E WINDS WITH 9 TO 12
FT SEAS IN LARGE, LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL NORTH OF 20N AND WEST OF
120W, EXCEPT A SMALL AREA NORTH OF 28N AND WEST OF 136W WHERE
MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS EXIST. FARTHER SOUTH FROM THE ITCZ TO
20N AND WEST OF 115W, MODERATE TO FRESH WITH LOCALLY STRONG NE TO
ENE WINDS AND SEAS AT 8 TO 11 FT ARE FOUND. WEST OF 115W AND
NORTH OF THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH, GENTLE TO MODERATE NNE TO ENE
WINDS AND 6 TO 8 FT SEAS IN MIXED MODERATE SWELLS ARE PRESENT.
FOR THE REST OF THE AREA SOUTH OF THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH, LIGHT
TO GENTLE WINDS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED MODERATE SWELLS
PREVAIL. REFER TO THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION FOR CONVECTION
IN THE AREA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE AFOREMENTIONED LARGE, LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL
WILL GRADUALLY DECAY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW SEAS
NORTH OF 20N TO DROP BELOW 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON, THEN 6 TO 9 FT
ON SUN, AND FINALLY 4 TO 6 FT ON MON. FOR THE AREA FROM THE ITCZ
NORTHWARD TO 20N, SEAS ARE GOING TO SUBSIDE AND REACH 6 TO 9 FT
ON MON, AND THEN 6 TO 8 FT TUE. A MODEST COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE EASTWARD NEAR 29N, CAUSING MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS
WEST OF 125W THROUGH SUN MORNING. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
WEAKENS, WINDS FROM THE ITCZ NORTHWARD TO 20N AND WEST OF 115W
SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE STARTING TONIGHT, AND BECOME MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH ON MON.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
.WITHIN 11.5N86.5W TO 12N87.5W TO 11.5N88.5W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W
TO 11.5N86.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH NE TO E WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND WESTWARD TO NEAR 92W EARLY THIS MORNING,
AND DURING THE NIGHT ON SUN, TUE AND WED. OTHERWISE, GENTLE TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THERE THROUGH WED. IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA, GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. ELSEWHERE, PERSISTENT MODERATE LONG-
PERIOD SW SWELL IS GOING TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
CONVERGENT SURFACE WINDS ARE TRIGGERING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFFSHORE OF GUATEMALA. REFER TO
THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IN THE
OFFSHORE WATERS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND 5 TO
7 FT SEAS ARE EVIDENT AT THE PAPAGAYO OFFSHORE WATERS. GENTLE TO
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE SEEN IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH SEAS AT 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED MODERATE SWELLS PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE OFFSHORE
WATERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH NE TO E WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND WESTWARD TO NEAR 92W EARLY THIS MORNING,
AND DURING THE NIGHT ON SUN, TUE AND WED. OTHERWISE, GENTLE TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THERE THROUGH WED. IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA, GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. ELSEWHERE, PERSISTENT MODERATE LONG-
PERIOD SW SWELL IS GOING TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 18-22, Seas SW 1.5-4.1 feet @ 16sec
TONITE - ENE 18-22, Seas SW 1.5-4.1 feet @ 16sec
SUNDAY - NE 16-20, Seas SW 0-4.5 feet @ 19sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NE 16-20, Seas SW 0-4.5 feet @ 19sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
MONDAY - NE 14-18, Seas SW 0-4.1 feet @ 17sec
TUESDAY - NE 17-21, Seas SSW 1.9-3.8 feet @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - ENE 16-20, Seas SSW 1.8-3.8 feet @ 15sec
THURSDAY - ENE 17-21, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
FRIDAY - ENE 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?