Gap Winds Forecast



June 14, 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 09.5N84W TO 06.5N93W TO 10N115W TO 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W
AND 90W...AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 118W AND 140W.

THE AXIS OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS NEAR 85W EXTENDING FROM THE
CARIBBEAN SOUTHWARD, MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 KT. NEARBY
CONVECTION IS DISCUSSED IN THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE
ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION BELOW.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N84W TO 06.5N93W TO
10N115W TO 06N140W. TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH, ONE IS A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 09.5N126W,
AND THE OTHER A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 08N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 01N TO 05N BETWEEN 80W
AND 90W, AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 118W AND 140W.

A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS,
LOCALLY MODERATE, N OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. TWO AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH, ONE IS A 1009 MB
LOW NEAR 09.5N126W, AND THE OTHER A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 08N133W.
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND W OF
123W, REACHING STRONG SPEEDS S OF TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE.
GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE S OF THE MONSOON
TROUGH. ROUGH SEAS TO 10 FT ARE OVER THE WATERS S OF THE TWO
LOWS, WITH MAINLY MODERATE SEAS FOUND ELSEWHERE.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 10N85W TO
12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MODERATE WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH IN DIURNAL OFFSHORE FLOW IN
THE IMMEDIATE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEK, REACHING STRONG SPEEDS EARLY TODAY AS A TROPICAL WAVE OVER
THE AREA ENHANCES GAP FLOW.

FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. GENTLE TO
MODERATE S TO SW WINDS ARE FOUND BETWEEN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
AND COLOMBIA. GENTLE WINDS ARE FOUND ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE
5-6 FT RANGE BETWEEN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND COLOMBIA, AND 4-6
FT ELSEWHERE.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MODERATE WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH IN DIURNAL OFFSHORE FLOW IN
THE IMMEDIATE GULF OF PAPAGAYO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY
REACHING STRONG SPEEDS EARLY TODAY AS A TROPICAL WAVE
OVER THE AREA ENHANCES GAP FLOW.

SHORT-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TODAY - ENE 15-19, Seas SW 2.2-4.2 ft @ 15sec
TONITE - ENE 15-19, Seas SW 2.2-4.2 ft @ 15sec
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet

LONG-TERM GAP WINDS (Near 11N 86W)
TUESDAY - ENE 13-16, Seas SW 2.2-4.7 ft @ 20sec
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - NE 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - ENE 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?