The NHC is monitoring an area of potential development off the coast of southwestern Mexico
Disturbance overview
This discussion is for a disturbance which is active over the eastern Pacific. This system has not yet been designated as in investigation (invest) area by the National Hurricane Center. Disturbance-centered satellite imagery and model guidance products are not currently available.
A tropical wave positioned several hundred kilometers west of Panama is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The disturbance is moving westward along the southern periphery of a mid-level ridge positioned over Mexico and will gradually turn west-northwestward over the next few days. Environmental conditions remain generally favorable, with moderate westerly to southwesterly vertical wind shear offsetting very warm sea-surface temperatures and abundant atmospheric moisture. Model guidance suggests that the shear will decrease over the next few days, which should allow the disturbance to steadily develop into a tropical depression or storm by midweek.
Official information
National Hurricane Center
Text products
Graphical products
Radar imagery
Radar imagery is not currently available for this system.
Satellite imagery
Floater imagery
Disturbance-centered satellite imagery is not yet available for this system.
Regional imagery
Visible imagery
- via NOAA
- via CIRA/RAMMB
- via Tropical Tidbits
- via CyclonicWx
Infrared imagery
- via NOAA
- via CIRA/RAMMB
- via Tropical Tidbits
- via CyclonicWx
Water vapor imagery
- via NOAA
- via CIRA/RAMMB
- via Tropical Tidbits
- via CyclonicWx
Analysis products
Observational history
Observational history is not yet available for this system.
Scatterometer data
- via EUMETSAT
- via CyclonicWx
Sea-surface temperatures
Forecast models
Disturbance-centered guidance
Individual models
PolarWx
Ensemble model guidance
PolarWx
- Individual ensembles (GEFS, EPS, CMC, UKMET, ICON, AIFS, FNV3, GenCast)
Regional guidance
Global models
TropicalTidbits
CyclonicWx
Weather Nerds
Ensemble models
Tropical Tidbits
CyclonicWx
Weather Nerds
Machine learning models (AI)
Tropical Tidbits
CyclonicWx
Weather Nerds
Other types of model guidance
Tropical Cyclone Genesis Guidance: Florida State University
Cyclone Phase Diagrams: Florida State University