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938 AXPZ20 KNHC 161537 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1605 UTC Mon Jun 16 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. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... Offshore of Central America and Southeastern Mexico (EP94): A broad area of low pressure is analyzed near 10N90W, with minimum pressure of 1009 mb. This system continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms over and offshore of Central America, mainly N of 05N and E of 98W. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form in the next day or two while it moves west- northwestward near the coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico. Interests in these locations should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of development, areas of heavy rain are likely across portions of Central America and southeastern Mexico during the next few days. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation through the next 48 hours and 7 days. Please read the latest TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK issued by the National Hurricane Center at website - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATWOEP.shtml for more details. ...TROPICAL WAVES... The southern portion of a tropical wave extends from the Caribbean Sea southward along 81W to across western Panama and the Azuero Peninsula north of 05N, moving westward around 10 kt. The majority of associated convection is noted over the SW Caribbean Sea, with some enhancement over interior western and coastal Colombia, as well as western Panama. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The monsoon trough extends from Panama near 09N85W to broad low pressure, Invest 94E, near 10N91W to 10N118W. The ITCZ extends from 10N118W to beyond 09N140W. Aside from the convection related to Invest EP94, scattered moderate convection is noted within 60 nm of the ITCZ and W of 118W. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... Please read the Special Features section for details on Invest EP94 which may impact the regional southern Mexico waters, including the Gulf of Tehuantepec area. Other than Invest EP94, the remnants of Dalila at 1010 mb are analyzed near 19N110.5W. Some lingering winds of 20 to 30 kt are possible per recent ASCAT scatterometer data, with decaying rough seas. Ridging is present west of Baja California with moderate or weaker winds. Moderate to fresh SE to S winds are in the Gulf of California south of 30N, and moderate or weaker elsewhere including offshore SW and southern Mexico in the wake of Dalila. Moderate seas prevail across the offshore waters away from the remnants of Dalila. In the Gulf of California, moderate seas are in the southern Gulf, and slight seas elsewhere. For the forecast, other than Invest EP94, the remnants of Dalila will continue to spin down and dissipate over the next couple of days while associated winds and seas diminish. Cross-equatorial southerly swell will continue to impact the waters between Tehuantepec and Baja California Sur through early afternoon. Elsewhere, high pressure well northwest of the area will support pulsing moderate to fresh N-NW winds across the Baja California Norte offshore waters through the week. Rough NW to N swell will build into the Baja waters this evening through the week. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will prevail across the Gulf of California tonight through Tue, with strong speeds in the northern Gulf through this afternoon. Winds will be mainly moderate or weaker elsewhere through the week. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... Please read the Special Features section for details on Invest EP94. Other than Invest EP94, winds are moderate or weaker elsewhere from offshore Colombia northward, with moderate seas. Moderate to fresh southerly winds are offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands, with moderate to rough seas in southerly swell. For the forecast, other than Invest EP94 which may bring increasing winds and seas as well as heavy rainfall described above, moderate to fresh winds will prevail offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands through the week. Winds will be moderate or weaker offshore Colombia northward, except pulse to moderate to fresh in the Papagayo region starting Thu morning. Meanwhile, rough seas off Ecuador will subside slightly through today then remain moderate through the remainder of the week. Moderate seas will be mainly offshore Colombia northward through mid-week, higher near Invest EP94, then will subside by the end of the week. ...REMAINDER OF THE AREA... Please read the Special Features section for information on Invest EP94. Broad and weak ridging extend from a high well NW of the discussion waters to across the open waters north of the monsoon trough and ITCZ and west of the remnants of Dalila centered near 19N110.5W. Winds are mainly moderate or weaker across the open waters, both north and south of the monsoon trough and ITCZ, locally fresh south of the monsoon trough and ITCZ. Seas are mainly moderate across the open waters in mixed southerly and northerly swells. For the forecast, high pressure north of the area will sink slightly southward through the week. A slight increase in winds is expected over the NW waters through the week, while winds weaken to the west and southwest of the approaching remnants of Dalila during the next few days. A slight increase in seas is expected across the northern waters east of 130W tonight through Thu as new N to NE swell moves into the regional waters, spreading west-southwestward to 140W by the end of the week. $$ ERA