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AXPZ20 KNHC 241606
TWDEP 

Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1605 UTC Fri Apr 24 2026

Tropical Weather Discussion for the eastern Pacific Ocean from
03.4S to 30N, east of 120W including the Gulf of California, and
from the Equator to 30N, between 120W and 140W. The following
information is based on satellite imagery, weather observations,
radar, and meteorological analysis.

Based on 1200 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
1545 UTC.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A trough axis extends from western Colombia to the coast at 
07N78W to 09N91W to 07N102W to 08N112W, where it transitions 
to the ITCZ to 07N125W to 05N132W to beyond 04N140W. Scattered 
moderate within 120 nm north of the ITCZ between 125W-132W, 
and within 60 nm north of the trough between 85W-88W.

...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO...

Broad ridging over the eastern Pacific west of Baja California is
maintaining moderate to locally fresh NW winds along the coast of
Baja California, gentle breezes across the Gulf of California and
farther south off southern Mexico. Seas are 5 to 7 ft off Baja 
California, 1-3 ft over the Gulf of California, and 3 to 5 ft in 
long-period south to southwest swell.

For the forecast, the high pressure over the region will continue
to generally maintain moderate to fresh northwest winds over the
Baja California waters, with little change in conditions 
expected into early next week. Northwest swell to 7 ft across the
offshore waters of Baja California will subside through tonight.
Lowering pressure north of the region will support fresh to 
strong southwest to west gap winds across the northern Gulf of 
California Sat night into Sun. Elsewhere, mostly light to gentle 
west to northwest winds are expected through early next week. 

....OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND 
WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR...

Light to gentle variable winds prevail north of the equator along 
with seas of 3 to 4 ft. Moderate to fresh southeast winds and 
seas 5 to 7 ft in long-period south to southwest swell prevail 
south of the equator. 

Little change is expected for the forecast through early next
week.

...REMAINDER OF THE AREA...

The gradient related to broad high pressure north of 20N is 
supporting moderate to fresh northeast winds from 05N to 15N 
west of 125W, where combined seas are 7 to 9 ft primarily in
long-period north swell. Gentle to moderate trades winds and
4 to 6 ft seas elsewhere west of 110W, and light breezes along 
with combined of seas to 3 to 4 ft in south to southwest swell 
east of about 110W.

For the forecast, the rather weak high pressure across the 
region will generally maintain moderate to fresh trade winds from
the ITCZ to 20N and west of 120W. Once the aforementioned 
north swell decays, seas will be in the range of 6 to 7 ft over 
the western part of the area through Sat, then 5 to 6 ft across 
the entire area into early next week.

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Aguirre