Gap Winds Forecast
February 11, 2026, 3:00 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Gap Winds Forecast
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WARNINGS
.NONE.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77.5W TO 01N90W. ITCZ FROM 01N90W TO
05N120W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS EVIDENT NEAR
THESE FEATURES.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77.5W TO 01N90W. THE ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 01N90W TO 05N120W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION IS EVIDENT NEAR THESE FEATURES.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
FOR THE FORECAST, THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND
SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WATERS
OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND IN THE OUTER
WATERS OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TONIGHT
INTO THU. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA
CALIFORNIA FRI AND REINFORCE THE PREVIOUS FRONT, FOLLOWED BY
FRESH NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELL NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE SAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. FARTHER SOUTH, FRESH TO
STRONG GAP WINDS MAY PULSE TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT OVER THE
TEHUANTEPEC REGION.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION INTO SAT. FRESH N
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU NIGHT.
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACTIVE ALONG A PERSIST
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 14N114W TO 06N118W. COMBINED SEAS EAST OF
THE TROUGH HAVE BEEN UP TO 8 FT, IN A MIX OF NW SWELL AND SHORTER
PERIOD NE TO E SWELL GENERATED FROM GAP WINDS EVENTS FARTHER
EAST, BUT THE SWELL IS LIKELY SUBSIDING THIS MORNING. FARTHER TO
THE NORTHWEST, LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL OF 8 TO 12 FT FOLLOWS A FRONT
REACHING FROM THE US-MEXICO BORDER TO 26N120W TO 21N130W. A 1014
MB GALE CENTER NEAR 31N132W, ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT,
IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND APPROACHING THE DISCUSSION AREA.
STRONG WIND AND REINFORCING SWELL FOLLOW THIS FRONT. GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZES AND MODERATE SEAS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N90W TO 09N91W TO 09N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW TO W WINDS, WITH SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION. MODERATE TO FRESH N
WINDS AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PREVAIL OVER THE GULF OF PANAMA. GENTLE
BREEZES AND 4 TO 6 FT SEAS ARE FOUND ELSEWHERE IN A MIX OF SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION INTO SAT. FRESH N
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU NIGHT.
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE.
STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW TO W WINDS, WITH SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION. MODERATE TO FRESH N
WINDS AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PREVAIL OVER THE GULF OF PANAMA. GENTLE
BREEZES AND 4 TO 6 FT SEAS ARE FOUND ELSEWHERE IN A MIX OF SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION INTO SAT. FRESH N
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU NIGHT.
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE.
SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 21-26, Seas SW 3.1-4.5 ft @ 18sec
TONITE - ENE 22-27, Seas SW 3.3-4.7 ft @ 18sec
THURSDAY - ENE 22-27, Seas SW 3.3-4.7 ft @ 18sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - ENE 18-23, Seas SW 3.1-4.6 ft @ 16sec
LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
FRIDAY - ENE 21-26, Seas SW 3.1-4.5 ft @ 15sec
SATURDAY - ENE 22-27, Seas SW 2.5-3.9 ft @ 14sec
SUNDAY - ENE 16-20, Seas SW 0.5-2.8 ft @ 13sec
MONDAY - NE 17-21, Seas SSW 1.2-3.1 ft @ 14sec
TUESDAY - NE 18-22, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?