


Tropical Weather Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
406 AXPZ20 KNHC 011554 TWDEP Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1605 UTC Tue Jul 1 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... Hurricane Flossie is centered near 17.4N 105.9W at 01/1500 UTC, moving northwest at 9 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 974 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. Scattered strong thunderstorms are active within 90 nm in the southwest quadrant of the center. Seas in excess of 12 ft reach as far as 120 nm from the center of Flossie, with maximum wave heights to 30 ft. Flossie will continue to intensify over the next 24 hours, then weaken rapidly as it moves into colder waters. Outer bands of Hurricane Flossie should continue to bring locally heavy rainfall to coastal portions of the Mexican states of Michoacn, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday. Localized flash flooding is possible. Swells generated by Flossie will affect portions of the coast of southwestern Mexico during the next few days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office. Please read the latest HIGH SEAS FORECAST issued by the National Hurricane Center at website - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFEP2.shtml and the latest Flossie NHC Forecast/Advisory and Public Advisory at www.hurricanes.gov for more details. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... The monsoon trough extends from 10N85W to 08N90W to 11N97W, then continues west of Hurricane Flossie from 13N115W to 07N135W. The ITCZ stretches from 07N135W to beyond 05N140W. Aside from the convection related to Hurricane Flossie, numerous moderate to strong convection is observed from 04N to 10N east of 90W. Scattered moderate convection is evident from 07N to 08N between 135W and 140W. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF MEXICO... Please refer to the Special Features section above for details on Hurricane Flossie. Elsewhere, a ridge extends over the waters north of 15N and west of 120W, centered by 1027 mb high pressure centered near 39N137W. This pattern is maintaining moderate to fresh NE winds off Baja California and the Revillagigedo Islands, where combined seas are 4 to 6 ft. Gentle to moderate SE breezes and 2 to 3 ft are noted across the Gulf of California. Farther south, light to gentle breezes prevail off Oaxaca and Chiapas where combined seas are 3 to 5 ft primarily in SW swell. The remaining waters off Mexico from Guerrero to Jalisco are impacted by Flossie as described in the Special Features paragraph. For the forecast, Flossie will move to 18.1N 107.0W this evening, 19.0N 108.4W Wed morning, 19.8N 109.6W Wed evening, and 20.6N 110.8W Thu morning. Flossie will weaken to a tropical storm northeast of Socorro Island near 21.4N 112.0W Thu evening, then become post-tropical and move to 22.2N 113.2W off Baja California Sur Fri morning and a remnant low well west of Cabo San Lazaro early Sat. Elsewhere, expect fresh to strong SW winds over the northern Gulf of California Wed. Looking ahead, an area of low pressure is forecast to develop several hundred miles offshore of southwestern Mexico late this week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system thereafter while it moves generally west-northwestward. The latest Tropical Weather Outlook gives this system a low chance of tropical cyclone formation over the next 48 hours, but a medium chance through 7 days. ...OFFSHORE WATERS WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR... A ridge across the NW Caribbean supports fresh NE winds across the Papagayo region and downwind to near 90W, with associated seas to 7 ft. Light to gentle winds are elsewhere in the Central America offshore waters along with moderate seas in S swell. Between Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands, winds are gentle to moderate from the SE to S with 7 to 8 ft in S swell. For the forecast, fresh to locally strong NE to E winds are expected in the Papagayo region through Wed with moderate to rough seas by Wed night into Thu due to the pressure gradient between a ridge to the N and a low pressure along the monsoon trough. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas in southerly swell are expected. Moderate to rough cross equatorial S to SW swell will affect the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands through tonight. Moderate or weaker winds are forecast across the entire region over the weekend. ...REMAINDER OF THE AREA... The remainder of the eastern Pacific region is under the influence of a 1027 mb high pressure system centered near 39N137W. Its associated ridge dominates the waters north of 15N and west of 120W, producing gentle to moderate winds as indicated by earlier scatterometer data. Seas are in general 5 to 7 ft in mixed swell north of 15N. Farther south, large S to SW swell of 8 to 11 ft covers most of the area west of 90W. For the forecast, the main issue will be the large southerly swell persisting south of 10N west of 90W through late in the week. Fresh to strong SW winds may be active for the next several days from 10N to 15N between 105W to 120W, generating shorter period waves that will mix with the longer period SW swell in that area. $$ Christensen