Gap Winds Forecast
November 2, 2025, 9:01 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N95W
TO 15N97W TO 12N98W TO 10N98W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
12N93W TO 16N94W TO 15N97W TO 10N102W TO 09N96W TO 12N93W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N128W. ITCZ FROM THAT POINT TO
BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 200 NM
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES.
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N128W. THE ITCZ
STRETCHES FROM THAT POINT TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS ONGOING WITHIN 200 NM ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES.
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE E PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL WATERS.
LONG PERIOD NW SWELL CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WATERS N OF
18N AND W OF 115W AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NW OF THE REGION.
ROUGH SEAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWELL EVENT. MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND SEAS ARE ELSEWHERE N AND SOUTH OF THE
ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH W OF 110W.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING: A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS
MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA. A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE WILL
SETTLE ACROSS MEXICO AND THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
STRONG WINDS ARE FUNNELING THROUGH THE CHIVELA PASS AND GAP
WINDS IN TEHUANTEPEC WILL DEVELOP, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE
SPEEDS AND ROUGH SEAS BY THIS EVENING AND GALE FORCE WINDS BY
TONIGHT WITH SEAS REACHING VERY ROUGH RANGES THROUGH TUE. GALES
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE NIGHT, HOWEVER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU EVENING.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA AND A STRONG RIDGE WILL SETTLE
ACROSS MEXICO AND THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS
ARE FUNNELING THROUGH THE CHIVELA PASS AND GAP WINDS IN
TEHUANTEPEC WILL DEVELOP, REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE SPEEDS AND
ROUGH SEAS BY THIS EVENING AND GALE FORCE WINDS BY TONIGHT WITH
SEAS REACHING VERY ROUGH RANGES THROUGH TUE. GALES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH TUE NIGHT, HOWEVER STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU EVENING. THE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO CABO SAN LUCAS BY TONIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THROUGH TUE EVENING. A SECOND SET OF LARGE NW
SWELL IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE WATERS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA LATE
THU.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH GAP WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PULSE ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO REGION THROUGH THU. THE
TEHUANTEPEC GAP WIND EVENT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE N TO NE WINDS
AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN THE FAR WESTERN OFFSHORE WATERS OF
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS ARE ONGOING IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
WITH MODERATE SEAS. GENTLE TO MODERATE SW TO W WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS ARE ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF THE MONSOON ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS. BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, WINDS ARE MAINLY MODERATE FROM THE SE TO S,
AND SEAS ARE MODERATE SW SWELL.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 17-21, Seas SW 0.9-3.4 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - ENE 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY - ENE 22-27, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
TUESDAY NIGHT - ENE 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
WEDNESDAY - ENE 19-24, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - ENE 16-20, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - ENE 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - NE 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - Not available yet