000 AXPZ20 KNHC 010304 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC TUE NOV 01 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0300 UTC. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 09N84W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N87W TO 07N108W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 07N108W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N116W TO 09N129W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS OF 06N87W...WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS OF 08N85W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W. ...DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE LOCATED NW OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N130W TO 13N140W. SATELLITE CLOUD DRIFT WINDS INDICATE SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 KT. A MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS LOCATED AT 16N115W AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE CIRCULATION COVERS THE AREA FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W. MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE LOCATED OVER THE DEEP TROPICS S OF 10N TO THE EQUATOR W OF 128W. AT THE SURFACE A RIDGE IS LOCATED THROUGH 32N138W TO 23N122W TO 18N110W. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY FROM GOES13 INDICATES STRONG SUBSIDENCE FROM THE EQUATOR INTO MEXICO BETWEEN 93W AND 110W. OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE DISCUSSION AREA LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE LOCATED E OF ABOUT 93W. A GALE WARNING OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS PRODUCING N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE IN 30 HOURS. $$ CAB