Gap Winds Forecast
May 25, 2026, 3:00 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 09N85W TO 08N100W. ITCZ FROM 08N100W TO
09N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 13N
EAST OF 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W
AND 135W.
THE AXIS OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS NEAR 85W AND N OF 03N, MOVING
WEST AT 10 KT. NEARBY CONVECTION IS NOTED IN THE ITCZ/MONSOON
TROUGH SECTION BELOW.
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 08N100W. THE ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 08N100W TO 09N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED
STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 13N EAST OF 100W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN
110W AND 135W.
A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF 20N.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOWER PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS SUPPORTING MODERATE
TO FRESH NE TRADE WINDS NORTH OF THE ITCZ TO 20N AND WEST OF
110W, WHERE SEAS ARE 6 TO 8 FT. GENTLE TO MODERATE NE WINDS ARE
ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE ITCZ. GENTLE TO MODERATE SE WINDS ARE
FOUND SOUTH OF THE ITCZ. SEAS OVER THESE WATERS ARE IN THE 5-7 FT
RANGE IN MIXED SW AND N TO NE SWELL. SEAS ARE REACHING 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERLY SWELL SOUTH OF 03N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W.
FOR THE FORECAST, LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN WINDS THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. LARGE NW TO N SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM FORCE LOW WELL
N OF THE AREA WILL ENTER WATERS NORTH OF 25N BY MIDWEEK,
BRINGING ROUGH SEAS OVER THESE WATERS. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
WAVES DEVELOPING FROM FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES N OF THE
ITCZ AND W OF 120W, AND A MIX OF N AND S SWELL, WILL BRING ROUGH
SEAS OVER THESE WATERS.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE
BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH MIDWEEK. A SET OF NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO
THE WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE MIDWEEK, BRINGING ROUGH
SEAS. FRESH SW TO W GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA TUE AND WED.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH GAP WINDS WILL PULSE AT NIGHT ACROSS THE
PAPAGAYO REGION TONIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU.
LARGE SW SWELL WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI, BRINGING ROUGH
SEAS TO THE WATERS BETWEEN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND COLOMBIA.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, AS WELL AS IN THE GULF OF PANAMA. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE DISCUSSION WATERS. SEAS ARE
5-7 FT IN S SWELL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,
AND 4-6 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, AS WELL AS IN THE GULF OF PANAMA. LIGHT TO
GENTLE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE DISCUSSION WATERS. SEAS ARE
5-7 FT IN S SWELL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,
AND 4-6 FT ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 19-24, Seas SW 2-4.9 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - ENE 17-21, Seas SW 1.5-4.7 ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY - ENE 18-23, Seas SW 2-4.6 ft @ 15sec
TUESDAY NIGHT - NE 18-22, Seas SW 2.4-5.1 ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - S 5-6, Seas SW 1-3.7 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - WSW 8-10, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SUNDAY - SW 10-12, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?