000 AXPZ20 KNHC 020952 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC FRI JAN 2 2015 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0900 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO 06N120W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 103W AND 114W. ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA IS SUPPORTING A DISSIPATING FRONT FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ACROSS NW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN BAJA. HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING BRIEF PERIOD OF FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF THE AREA AN OCCLUDED STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 992 MB LOW NEAR 36N153W TO 33N143W TO 20N149W. FRESH SE WINDS E OF 140W IS PRODUCING SMALL AREA OF 8 FT SEAS IN NW CORNER OF AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE SUN AS A NEW LOW FORMS N OF HAWAII THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. AN AREA OF FRESH TRADE WINDS N OF THE ITCZ FROM W OF 125W IS PRODUCING SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. EXPECT THIS AREA TO DECREASE IN 24 HOURS...BUT GET MUCH LARGER IN 48 HOURS. GULF OF PAPAGAYO...HIGH PRES N OF THE SW CARIBBEAN ALONG WITH LOCAL OVERNIGHT DRAINAGE EFFECTS WILL SUPPORT PULSES OF FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS WITH SEAS TO 9 FT THROUGH SUN MORNING. GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. LOOKING AHEAD...A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL USHER ANOTHER ROUND OF GAP WINDS INTO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BY SUNDAY...REACHING GALE FORCE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ MUNDELL