Gap Winds Forecast
March 25, 2026, 9:00 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM LOW PRES IN NORTHERN COLOMBIA SOUTHWESTWARD
TO 06N78W TO 06N86W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND CONTINUES
TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 116W AND 132W.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHERN COLOMBIA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 06N78W AND TO 06N86W, WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO
THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 116W-132W.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN MODEST HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF 16N
AND WEST OF 115W, AND LOWER PRESSURE NEAR THE ITCZ IS CURRENTLY
SUSTAINING MODERATE TRADES FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND
140W, AND FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W. MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL ACROSS THIS AREA, WITH MAX OF 7 FT MAINLY W OF 130W.
ELSEWHERE, LATEST SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE DATA INDICATES LIGHT
TO GENTLE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS. SEAS ARE 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE
PRIMARILY DUE TO A LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST TO NORTH SWELL. THE
TAIL-END OF A STATIONARY FRONT JUST TOUCHES 30N140W, AND
STRETCHES WELL SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THERE.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
FOR THE FORECAST, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NORTHWEST SWELL
WILL BUILD SEAS TO ROUGH NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA THU THROUGH FRI
NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTH GAP WINDS IN THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL PULSE NIGHTLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK WITH ROUGH SEAS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
GULF OF AMERICA THIS WEEKEND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE
TEHUANTEPEC REGION WILL TIGHTEN LEADING TO GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS THERE NORTH OF 14N BEGINNING SAT NIGHT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
THE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED TO RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS INDUCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO
EAST WINDS IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION AS NOTED IN LATEST
SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE DATA. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL WITH THESE
WINDS. FARTHER EAST, MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA REACHING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 06N WITH MODERATE SEAS.
ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE NIGHTLY GOING
INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND ALONG WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA DURING THIS TIME. GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS WILL
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
THE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED TO RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS INDUCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO
EAST WINDS IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION AS NOTED IN LATEST
SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE DATA. MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL WITH THESE
WINDS. FARTHER EAST, MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA REACHING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 06N WITH MODERATE SEAS.
ELSEWHERE, LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE NIGHTLY GOING
INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND ALONG WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA DURING THIS TIME. GENTLE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS WILL
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - NE 19-24, Seas SW 1.4-3.1 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - NE 18-23, Seas SW 1.8-3.3 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas SW 2-3.4 ft @ 15sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - ENE 18-23, Seas SW 2.2-3.5 ft @ 14sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
SATURDAY - ENE 21-26, Seas SW 2.4-3.6 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - ENE 22-27, Seas SSW 3.1-4.5 ft @ 18sec
MONDAY - ENE 22-27, Seas S 2.8-5.2 ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet