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AXPZ20 KNHC 240340
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC FRI FEB 24 2012

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM 
THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS 
BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...RADAR...AND 
METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

BASED ON 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0300 UTC.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS ALONG THE EQUATOR BETWEEN 115W AND 130W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

...DISCUSSION...
WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 30N135W TO NEAR 21N111W. 
ASCAT PASS AT 1835 UTC SHOWS GALE FORCE N WINDS ALONG THE COAST 
OF CALIFORNIA...WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W. SCATTEROMETER DATA ALSO SHOWS MODERATE TO FRESH NE 
TRADE WINDS FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 125W...AND N OF 20N W OF 130W. 
OSCAT SHOWS LIGHT TO MODERATE ENE TRADE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE 
REMAINDER OF THE DISCUSSION AREA.

LARGE AREA OF NW SWELL W OF 115W IS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING...EXCEPT 
FOR AN AREA OF BUILDING SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH N SWELL GENERATED BY
GALES EARLIER TODAY ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST...N OF 25N BETWEEN
118W AND 130W. EXPECT MAX SEAS TO REMAIN 13-14 FT IN NORTHERN 
PORTION THROUGH FRI EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND A COLD FRONT IN THE SW GULF OF MEXICO 
WILL INDUCE ANOTHER SHORT-DURATION GALE FORCE WIND EVENT IN THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BY LATE SAT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-30 KT 
IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IN ABOUT 42 HOURS AND REACH 35 KT BY 
0000 UTC SATURDAY NIGHT.

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MUNDELL