Gap Winds Forecast
January 14, 2025, 9:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15.5N94.5W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO
12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGHBFROM 09N84W TO 04N109W. ITCZ FROM 04N109W TO
BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 91W
AND 95W.
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 04N109W. THE ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 04N109W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W.
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OF 1035 MB LOCATED WELL N OF AREA EXTENDS
A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS N OF THE ITCZ AND W OF 110W.
TO THE WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS, A 1020 MB LOW
IS ANALYZED NEAR 28N128W WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO THE
LOW TO 22N125W. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND SEAS TO 11 FT ARE
NOTED WITH THE LOW/TROUGH. N OF 20N AND W OF 123W, FRESH WINDS
AND SEAS ARE 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL, ALONG WITH.
ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE GENTLE TO MODERATE AND SEAS ARE MODERATE.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N90W TO 08N89W TO
09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO
10N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS TO 8 FT ARE
ONGOING IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. MODERATE E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS GAP WIND EVENT EXTEND TO THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS OF
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR WHERE SEAS ARE 6 FT IN NW SWELL. IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA, WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH FROM THE NNE AND
SEAS ARE 3-4 FT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL ARE ELSEWHERE BETWEEN ECUADOR AND
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS IN THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT, LIKELY INCREASING TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE ON WED MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS OVER
THE CARIBBEAN. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS GAP WIND EVENT.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS FROM THE PAPAGAYO GAP WIND
EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS
OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR THROUGH WED NIGHT. PULSING FRESH N
WINDS IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS ON
THU AND TO LIGHT TO GENTLE SPEEDS OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE,
LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS WILL REACH MODERATE SPEEDS SAT NIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS TO 8 FT ARE
ONGOING IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. MODERATE E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS GAP WIND EVENT EXTEND TO THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS OF
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR WHERE SEAS ARE 6 FT IN NW SWELL. IN THE
GULF OF PANAMA, WINDS ARE MODERATE TO FRESH FROM THE NNE AND
SEAS ARE 3-4 FT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL ARE ELSEWHERE BETWEEN ECUADOR AND
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS IN THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT, LIKELY INCREASING TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE ON WED MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS OVER
THE CARIBBEAN. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS GAP WIND EVENT.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS FROM THE PAPAGAYO GAP WIND
EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OUTER OFFSHORE WATERS
OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR THROUGH WED NIGHT. PULSING FRESH N
WINDS IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS ON
THU AND TO LIGHT TO GENTLE SPEEDS OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE,
LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS WILL REACH MODERATE SPEEDS SAT NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 22-28, Seas NE 3.9-4.4 feet @ 5sec
TONITE - ENE 20-25, Seas SW 2.7-3.4 feet @ 16sec
THURSDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas SW 2.6-3.3 feet @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - ENE 20-25, Seas SW 2.5-3.4 feet @ 15sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
FRIDAY - ENE 21-26, Seas SSW 3-3.8 feet @ 14sec
SATURDAY - ENE 19-24, Seas SSW 2.3-3.3 feet @ 14sec
SUNDAY - NE 16-20, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
MONDAY - ENE 19-24, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet