Gap Winds Forecast
April 15, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74W TO 02N82W TO 04N92W TO
03.5N106W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.5N108W TO 04.5N126W TO 03N135W
TO BEYOND 04N140W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM
03.4S95W TO 02.5N99W TO 03.4S108W TO 02.5S112W TO BEYOND 03S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION S OF 04N BETWEEN
80W AND 97W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 04N TO
06.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 117W AND 140W.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74W TO 02N82W TO 04N92W TO
03.5N106W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.5N108W TO 04.5N126W TO 03N135W
TO BEYOND 04N140W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.4S95W
TO 02.5N99W TO 03.4S108W TO 02.5S112W TO BEYOND 03S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED S OF 04N
BETWEEN 80W AND 97W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED FROM 04N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN
117W AND 140W.
1027 MB HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR 3N134W AND
EXTENDS A RIDGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION W OF 110W. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE ITCZ SUPPORTS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS SOUTH
OF 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W, AND MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E
WINDS SOUTH OF 25N AND WEST OF 115W. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 5 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED SWELL ACROSS THE AREA, EXCEPT LESS THAN 5 FT ACROSS THE
FAR NW WATERS NEAR THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY
NUMEROUS CONVECTION HAS BECOME MORE ACTIVE ALONG AND N OF THE
ITCZ AND TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 100W, AND BETWEEN 115W AND 135W,
AND IS PRODUCING AREAS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, AND POTENTIALLY
HIGHER SEAS.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD GRADUALLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA WATERS TONIGHT, AS A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS
DISSIPATED ACROSS CENTRAL BAJA AND THE CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS CURRENT PRESSURE PATTERN IS
PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA NEARSHORE
WATERS BECOMING N WINDS FROM 21N SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL
OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAJA. SEAS IN THESE OFFSHORE
WATERS ARE 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL, EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR PUNTA
EUGENIA AND ACROSS BAHIA DE SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO, WHERE FRESH WINDS
HAVE PREVAILED ALL AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N-NW
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND EXTEND SOUTHWARD TO
OFFSHORE OF CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS ARE 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THESE
WATERS. HOWEVER, WIND HAVE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF IN RECENT HOURS. GENTLE TO MODERATE
NW TO W WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINING WATERS BETWEEN CABO
CORRIENTES AND PUERTO ANGEL, WHERE SEAS ARE 4 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. FRESH N GAP WINDS ARE ACROSS THE WATERS INSIDE THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC, WHERE SEAS ARE AROUND 5 FT.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE WATERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RIDGING
WILL THEN DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK. NEW NW SWELL
WILL PROPAGATE INTO BAJA WATERS LATE THU AND PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF BAJA NORTE INTO EARLY SAT. BETWEEN
BAJA SUR AND PUERTO ANGEL, WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER WITH
MODERATE SEAS THROUGH FRI. FRESH NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS THERE BECOME VARIABLE
THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION SAT LEADING TO DIMINISHING
WINDS AND SEAS.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE GAP WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO
REGION AND EXTEND DOWNWIND TO BEYOND 90W, PRODUCING SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF PANAMA AND EXTEND BEYOND THE AZUERO
PENINSULA TO NEAR 04.5N. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
IN S-SW SWELL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION HAS BECOME ACTIVE
ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SW COLOMBIA TO N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ALONG 02N, LEAVING THE
WATERS OFFSHORE OF COSTA RICA WITHOUT SHOWERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE N OF THE
AREA INTO WED NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH GAP WINDS PULSING TO STRONG
DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO
REGION TO NEAR 90W THROUGH WED NIGHT, THEN YIELD MODERATE WINDS
PULSING TO FRESH EACH NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA, MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH TONIGHT AND
WED NIGHT, THEN WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE. ACTIVE CONVECTION OCCURRING N OF THE GALAPAGOS TONIGHT
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WESTWARD AND OUT OF THE ARE THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
.WITHIN 11N86.5W TO 11N87W TO 11.5N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W
TO 11N86.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 09.5N89W TO 09.5N90W TO
09N91.5W TO 08.5N91.5W TO 08.5N90W TO 09.5N89W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE GAP WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO
REGION AND EXTEND DOWNWIND TO BEYOND 90W, PRODUCING SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF PANAMA AND EXTEND BEYOND THE AZUERO
PENINSULA TO NEAR 04.5N. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
IN S-SW SWELL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION HAS BECOME ACTIVE
ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SW COLOMBIA TO N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ALONG 02N, LEAVING THE
WATERS OFFSHORE OF COSTA RICA WITHOUT SHOWERS.
FOR THE FORECAST, BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE N OF THE
AREA INTO WED NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH GAP WINDS PULSING TO STRONG
DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO
REGION TO NEAR 90W THROUGH WED NIGHT, THEN YIELD MODERATE WINDS
PULSING TO FRESH EACH NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. IN THE GULF OF
PANAMA, MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH TONIGHT AND
WED NIGHT, THEN WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE. ACTIVE CONVECTION OCCURRING N OF THE GALAPAGOS TONIGHT
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WESTWARD AND OUT OF THE ARE THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 19-24, Seas SW 2.6-4.1 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - NE 19-24, Seas SSW 1.3-3.9 ft @ 18sec
THURSDAY - NE 19-24, Seas SSW 1.3-3.9 ft @ 18sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - ENE 19-24, Seas SW 2.6-4.1 ft @ 15sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
FRIDAY - ENE 17-21, Seas SSW 1.2-4.1 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - ENE 16-20, Seas SSW 0.9-3.8 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - ENE 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - NE 16-20, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?