000 AXPZ20 KNHC 110920 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC THU JUN 11 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. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E CENTERED NEAR 13.1N 100.2W AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW AT 7 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1003 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP3/WTPZ23 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE WITHIN 48 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS N THEN NW NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SWELL FROM THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N109W TO 05N116W. ITCZ IS FROM 05N116W TO 06N124W TO 09N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 75 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 127W. ...DISCUSSION... A 1018 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 28N128W HAS VERY BROAD RIDGING EXTENDING SE TO NEAR 20N112W. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT IS EVIDENT ACROSS WESTERN WATERS N OF THE CONVERGENCE ZONE. AS A RESULT GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES ARE PRESENT WITH SEAS AROUND 4-7 FT. OUTSIDE OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION...EXPECT RELATIVELY BENIGN MARINE CONDITIONS OTHERWISE ACROSS FORECAST WATERS DURING THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. $$ MUNDELL