000 AXPZ20 KNHC 270352 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC THU NOV 27 2008 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. BASED ON 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0315 UTC. ...ITCZ... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ALONG 07N78W TO 05N90W TO 08N120W TO 07N132W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF SRN CALIFORNIA COAST EXTENDS FROM CYCLONIC VORTEX AT 33N120W TO 19N121W. ASSOCIATED 1007 SURFACE LOW PRES ALONG CALIFORNIA COAST MOVING INLAND WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N113W TO 15N125W. HIGH PRES 1027 MB AT 28N143W BUILDS E INCREASING GRADIENT JUST N OF ITCZ WITH NE TRADE WINDS INCREASING THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. WITH HIGH PRES OVER GULF OF MEXICO OUT OF AREA...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS DIMINISH UNDER 20 KT WITHIN 6-12 HRS. WEAK 1011 MB SURFACE LOW PRES CENTERED AT 06N88W DRIFTS W AND FILLS WEAKENING WINDS BUT LINGERING SWELLS REMAIN IN AREA. GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND DIMINISH AS LOW WEAKENS. $$ WALLY BARNES