000 AXPZ20 KNHC 271602 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1605 UTC SUN SEP 27 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1500 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... TROPICAL STORM MARTY CENTERED NEAR 14.9N 102.8W AT 27/1500 UTC MOVING NNE 015 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM IN NW QUADRANT. MARTY EXPECTED TO MOVE NNE AND APPROACH THE COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH TUE AS IT INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. LARGE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD SHORE RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP2/WTPZ22 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... EASTERN PORTION OF MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N90W. WESTERN PORTION EXTENDS FROM 13N106W TO 12N116W TO 08N126W TO 10N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 85W-88W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W-126W. ...DISCUSSION... A 1007 MB LOW IS EMBEDDED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 09N121W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH WINDS 10- 15 KT. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1011 MB GALE CENTER NEAR 33N135W TO 30N135W TO 27N140W. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS W OF THE FRONT WITH ASSOCIATED SEAS OF 8-9 FT ARE MOVING INTO NW PORTION OF DISCUSSION AREA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT E-SE WHILE THE LOW GRADUALLY WEAKENS. CROSS-EQUATORIAL S-SE SWELL COMBINED WITH MODERATE-FRESH WINDS S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 123W IS PRODUCING 8-9 FT SEAS ACROSS S CENTRAL WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREA. $$ MUNDELL