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AXPZ20 KNHC 250302
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0405 UTC SAT APR 25 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0230 UTC. 
 
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...              

THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 06N96W. THE ITCZ 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N96W TO 07N108W THEN RESUMES FROM 06N127W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 91W...FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 
93W AND 98W...AND ALSO WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS W 
OF 132W.

...DISCUSSION... 

A MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DOMINATES THE NW AND N CENTRAL 
WATERS EXTENDING FROM 32N109W THROUGH 20N115W TO 11N124W. WATER 
VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MAINLY DRY AND STABLE AIR W OF THE 
TROUGH AXIS. A LARGE AND EXPANSIVE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE IS 
ANCHORED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WITH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT 
AROUND IT ACROSS THE NE TROPICAL PACIFIC WATERS TO THE E OF THE 
UPPER TROUGH. UPPER LEVEL SW FLOW IS TRANSPORTING DEEP TROPICAL 
MOISTURE FROM THE ITCZ TO THE NE ACROSS N CENTRAL MEXICO AHEAD 
OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND AROUND THE UPPER ANTICYCLONE.

AT THE SURFACE...A HIGH CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 32N142W WITH A 
RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING TO THE SE THROUGH 28N127W TO 16N107W. A 
PAIR OF TROUGHS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE ITCZ ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
WATERS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE W CENTRAL WATERS IS 
TIGHT ENOUGH BETWEEN THESE FEATURES TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG 
NE-E TRADE WINDS WITH AN AREA OF SURROUNDING COMBINED SEAS OF 8-
11 FT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL 
AREA THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO.

FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING JUST N OF THE     
AREA AROUND AND OFFSHORE OF POINT CONCEPTION CALIFORNIA. THESE 
WINDS ARE HELPING TO MAINTAIN NORTHERLY SWELL WHICH IS SEEPING 
INTO THE N CENTRAL DISCUSSION WATERS. THIS SWELL WILL DECAY TO 
LESS THAN 8 FT BY SAT MORNING. A NEW ROUND OF FRESH TO STRONG NW-
N WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO 
OFFSHORE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE SUN WITH ASSOCIATED SEAS 
BUILDING BACK TO 8-10 FT BY SUN EVENING.

GULF OF CALIFORNIA...TROUGHING EXTENDS FROM FAR NW MEXICO INTO 
THE FAR NORTHERN GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
HAS DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY TO 15-20 KT WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
EARLY SAT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION WILL THEN 
TIGHTEN SAT AFTERNOON WITH A POCKET OF 20-30 KT SOUTHWESTERLY 
WINDS FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N BY 00 UTC SUN INTO SAT EVENING.

GULF OF PAPAGAYO...GAP WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PULSE TO FRESH 
LEVELS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT DURING PEAK NOCTURNAL 
DRAINAGE FLOW.

GULF OF PANAMA...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO FRESH 
LEVELS JUST SW OF THE IMMEDIATE GULF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE 
MORNING SAT AS THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT BRIEFLY TIGHTENS.
  
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LEWITSKY