Tropical Weather Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
094 AXPZ20 KNHC 041509 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1605 UTC Thu Dec 4 2025 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 1500 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The monsoon trough extends from 08N78W to 09N100W. The ITCZ runs from 09N100W to 09N125W to 04N140W. Scattered moderate convection is from 04N to 09N E of 86W, from 06N to 12N between 99W and 107W, and from 07N to 12N and 118W and 126W. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... A surface trough prevailing W of the Revillagigedo Islands is aiding in scattered moderate convection in the vicinity of the islands. Fresh gap winds are noted in the northern Gulf of California. Otherwise, mainly gentle winds prevail. Moderate seas prevail across the Mexican offshore waters and the northern Gulf of California, while slight seas prevail across the southern half of the Gulf of California. For the forecast, the surface trough just west of the Revillagigedo Islands will keep thunderstorms near the islands into Fri. Moderate to fresh N winds will pulse in the northern Gulf of California tonight. High pressure building southward toward the region may lead to increasing winds in both the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Tehunatepec for the start of next week. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... Surface ridging extending across the northern Caribbean supports fresh NE winds and moderate seas in and to the west of the Papagayo region. S of the monsoon trough, gentle S to SW winds and moderate seas prevail. Elsewhere, mainly light winds with moderate seas prevail. For the forecast, moderate to fresh gap winds will persist near the Papagayo region through tonight. Light to gentle winds and slight to moderate seas are expected elsewhere into early next week. ...REMAINDER OF THE AREA... A deep-layer trough axis extending along 121W between 10N and 28N is inducing numerous moderate convection from 12N to 18N between 118W and 126W. To the west of this axis, moderate winds and seas, dominate N of the ITCZ. Elsewhere, gentle winds and moderate seas prevail. For the forecast, Moderate to fresh trades will dominate N of the ITCZ to 25N and W of 125W into the weekend, with moderate or weaker winds elsewhere. Moderate seas will generally prevail, but NW swell combined with easterly wind waves may lead to some rough seas Fri into Sat N of 20N and W of 135W. $$ Konarik