000 AXPZ20 KNHC 080955 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC WED JUN 08 2011 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 0845 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN CENTERED AT 12.0N 100.9W AT 08/0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 4 KT. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 1000 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCPEP1/WTPZ21 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. BANDS OF DEEP CONVECTION HAS WRAPPED AROUND CENTER WITHIN 120 NM OF ADRIAN CENTER EXCEPT 180 NW QUADRANT. SURROUNDING CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND ADRIAN EXPECTED TO BECOME HURRICANE TODAY OR TONIGHT. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 15N93W TO 14N98W...CONTINUES FROM 11N102W TO 10N108W THEN CONTINUES AS ITCZ TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS AT 120W AND FROM 132W TO 135W. ...DISCUSSION... E TO W RIDGE ALONG 10N MAINTAINS STEADY ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS MOST OF BASIN. RIDGE CREST ALONG 108W ENHANCES FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR T.S. ADRIAN DEVELOPMENT LATER TODAY AS IT PROVIDES LOW WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE TO STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENT FLOW. WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES...ABOVE 30 C... ALSO HELP PROVIDE ENERGY TO SYSTEM. ...AT THE SURFACE... HIGH PRES CENTER 1032 MB WELL NW OF AREA HAS RIDGE EXTEND TO 18N110W PROMPTING FRESH NW WINDS ALONG BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST E OF 116W. ASSOCIATED NORTHERLY SWELLS SPREAD SE INTO BASIN N OF 10N W OF 110W AND MIX WITH SOUTHERLY SWELLS MOVING ACROSS EQUATOR PROPAGATING NE. SWELL TRAINS REMAIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. $$ WALLY BARNES