000 AXPZ20 KNHC 221556 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1605 UTC TUE JUL 22 2008 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1530 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO CENTERED NEAR 20.9N 120.8W AT 22/1500 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP2/WTPZ22 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. FAUSTO IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER THE COOL WATERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. THERE HAS BEEN NO DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CYCLONE SINCE ABOUT 07Z OVERNIGHT. AS FAUSTO'S TRACK SHOULD CONTINUE IT OVER COOL WATERS AND STABLE...DRY AIR...THERE MAY NOT BE ANY CONVECTION RE-OCCURRING IN THE CYCLONE. IF SO...FAUSTO SHOULD BE DECLARED A REMNANT LOW IN 24 HOURS...IF NOT SOONER. TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE CENTERED NEAR 14.7N 106.3W AT 22/1500 UTC MOVING TOWARD THE W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP3/WTPZ23 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. GENEVIEVE CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE WITH NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 125 NM IN THE W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. GENEVIEVE IS FORECAST TO REACH HURRICANE FORCE TONIGHT. ...TROPICAL WAVES... NONE. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 05N77W TO 11N103W TO 11N115W TO 05N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 3N TO 8N E OF 80W TO THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W. ...DISCUSSION... E OF 120W... A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE SW CONUS AND COVERS MUCH OF NRN MEXICO...EXCEPT FOR A WEAK SHEAR AXIS OVER WEST TEXAS. THIS SHEAR AXIS SEPARATES THIS UPPER LEVEL HIGH FROM ANOTHER HIGH CENTER OVER THE NRN GULF OF MEXICO. BOTH FEATURES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO MAINLY DEEP-LAYERED EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE TROPICS E OF 120W. THIS STEERING FLOW IS ALLOWING TROPICAL STORMS FAUSTO AND GENEVIEVE TO MOVE ON A WESTWARD COURSE. SLY FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS UPPER-LEVEL HIGH CONTINUES TO PULL MOISTURE NWD ALONG THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND SW CALIFORNIA STATE AND FEEDING THE ONGOING NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER MONSOON. LARGE SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...MIXED IN WITH SWELLS FROM SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC STORMS...CONTINUE TO REACH THE COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN ACAPULCO AND THE BAJA PENINSULA S OF CABO SAN LAZARO. SOME OF THESE SWELLS ARE ALSO PUSHING INTO THE MOUTH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ON S AND SW-FACING BEACHES ...FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. W OF 120W... BROAD TROUGH COVERS THIS AREA. EXCEPT FOR SOME MOISTURE FROM FAUSTO THE AREA WEST OF 120W IS DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS DUE TO MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH A LARGE AREA OF OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS N OF 12N. $$ GR/LL