Gap Winds Forecast
July 26, 2024, 9:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.
WARNINGS
.NONE.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 14N114W THEN RESUMES FROM 15N122W
TO 11N131W. ITCZ FROM 11N131W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 77W AND 91W. ISOLATED TO
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W...
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 118W...AND FROM 12N TO 16N
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W.
THE AXIS OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS NEAR 78W FROM 03N AT THE PACIFIC
COAST OF COLOMBIA NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN PANAMA AND THE
CARIBBEAN SEA, MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD AT 20-25 KT. NEARBY
CONVECTION IS DESCRIBED BELOW IN THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION.
THE AXIS OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS NEAR 111W FROM 07N TO 19N NEAR
THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, MOVING SLOWLY WEST AT AROUND 5 KT.
NEARBY CONVECTION IS DESCRIBED BELOW IN THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH
SECTION.
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 14N114W, THEN RESUMES
FROM 15N122W TO 11N131W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 11N131W TO BEYOND
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N TO 10.5N
BETWEEN 77W AND 91W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W, FROM 10N
TO 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 118W, AND FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W
AND 127W.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE NORTH OF THE ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH TO
17N AND WEST OF 130W, LOCALLY STRONG PER RECENT ASCAT
SCATTEROMETER DATA. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS SOUTH OF THE
ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH AND WEST OF 120W. SEAS ARE IN THE 7-9 FT
RANGE ACROSS THESE WATERS ABOVE, MAINLY IN MERGING NE AND SE
SWELLS. ASIDE FROM THESE WINDS AND POST-TROPICAL BUD, GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OPEN WATERS,
WITH 4-7 FT SEAS, HIGHEST WEST OF 110W.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE
MONSOON TROUGH. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE IN
MAINLY S TO SW SWELL.
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE OVER AND DOWNSTREAM THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE
MONSOON TROUGH. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE IN
MAINLY S TO SW SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, LOCALLY STRONG SUN
NIGHT THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - E 10-13, Seas SW 0-4.5 feet @ 14sec
TONITE - E 10-13, Seas SW 0-4.5 feet @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NE 19-24, Seas SW 0-4.4 feet @ 15sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - NE 19-24, Seas SW 0-4.4 feet @ 15sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
MONDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas SSW 0-4.1 feet @ 14sec
TUESDAY - ENE 18-23, Seas SW 1.9-4 feet @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - ENE 16-20, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
THURSDAY - ENE 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
FRIDAY - Not available yet