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AXPZ20 KNHC 021542
TWDEP
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC MON MAR 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1500 UTC.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 04N80W TO 04N91W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N91W
TO 08N127W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 21N116W TO 114N124W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS.
...DISCUSSION...
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 34N120W TO 18N132W. THE TROUGH
SUPPORTS A COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE TROPICS FROM 30N113W TO
21N123W. SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWED SMALL AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS CENTERED NEAR 22N134W. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES REGION OF
ENHANCED TRADES WILL SHIFT W-SW BEYOND 140W THROUGH TUE. 1033 MB
HIGH FAR N OF THE AREA EXTENDS RIDGE SOUTHWARD TO 19N W OF 127W.
THE COLD FRONT IS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OCCURRING N OF 25N AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
WITH STRONGEST WINDS IN A VERY NARROW BAND SE OF THE FRONT.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL NEAR THE FRONT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT PUSHES SE...WITH WINDS SHIFTING W AT 10-15 KT
BEHIND THE FRONT.
GAP WIND FLOW DOMINATES THE FORECAST AREA E OF 120W...WITH ALL
THE TYPICAL GAP AREAS SEEING MODERATE TO FRESH FLOW SPILLING
ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA INTO THE EASTPAC FROM THE CARIBBEAN. MOST
OF THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS MAXIMUM DRAINAGE FLOW DURING
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH EARLY WED.
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CURRENTLY
OBSERVED THROUGH AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE GULF WILL PULSE TO 30 KT
TONIGHT...WITH SEAS TO 10-11 FT BY EARLY TUE MORNING. THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT GAP WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE THU...AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE W GULF OF MEXICO...AND WINDS
QUICKLY INCREASE TO A STRONG GALE THU NIGHT AND REACH NEAR STORM
FORCE EARLY FRI.
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE...
WITH NOCTURNAL PULSES REACHING 25-30 KT TONIGHT AND 20-25 KT TUE
NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS ALSO LIKELY IN AND DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
FONSECA EACH NIGHT DURING THE NIGHT TIME MAX ACROSS PAPAGAYO.
THE GULF OF PANAMA...NORTHERLY WINDS 15-25 KT ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF AND DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR 04N FOR THE NEXT
24-48 HOURS...WHERE SEAS WILL BUILD 8-9 FT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
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MUNDELL
