Gap Winds Forecast
May 5, 2026, 3:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N111W. ITCZ FROM 07N111W TO
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 12N AND
W OF 105W...WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE TROUGH.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 07N111W. THE ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 07N111W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N-12N AND W OF 105W,
WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS PREVAIL ALONG THE TROUGH.
STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ADVECTING ABUNDANT MULTILAYER CLOUDS
ACROSS THE NW AND N WATERS INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND NW
MEXICO. A RIDGE DOMINATES THE FORECAST WATERS NORTH OF THE ITCZ.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE
WINDS NORTH OF THE ITCZ TO 20N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. SEAS ARE
6-8 FT OVER THESE WATERS. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT FRESH
TRADES, STRONG AT TIMES, NORTH OF THE ITCZ TO ABOUT 20N AND WEST
OF 120W THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH SEAS OF 6-8 FT ACROSS THIS AREA.
MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE WEEK, EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO ROUGH SOUTH
OF THE EQUATOR BY MID-WEEK IN SOUTHERLY SWELL.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC ALONG WITH SEAS IN THE 5-7 FT RANGE. MODERATE TO SW
GAP WINDS ARE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA, WITH SEAS OF 3
FT OR LESS. SEAS OF 4-6 FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL DOMINATE THE
REMAINDER OF THE WATERS, ALONG WITH GENTLE WINDS, EXCEPT MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS NEAR CABO SAN LUCAS. MEANWHILE, PLENTIFUL
MOISTURE IS BEING ADVECTED FROM THE DEEP TROPICS SOUTH OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TO ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL DISCUSSION WATERS
AND OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA TO THE SW UNITED STATES.
MODERATE WINDS ARE OVER THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, EXTENDING
DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR 90W. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.
SEAS ARE MODERATE IN S-SW SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS, EXCEPT SLIGHT
OFFSHORE COLOMBIA.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - NE 14-18, Seas SW 1.6-4 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - NE 9-11, Seas SW --? ft @ 16sec
WEDNESDAY - NE 16-20, Seas SW 1.6-3.9 ft @ 14sec
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - NE 9-11, Seas SW --? ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
THURSDAY - NE 14-17, Seas SSW 1.2-3.9 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - NE 14-18, Seas SSW 1.6-4 ft @ 13sec
SATURDAY - ENE 12-15, Seas SW 1.3-4.3 ft @ 17sec
SUNDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
MONDAY - ENE 20-25, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?