000 AXPZ20 KNHC 070830 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC SUN APR 07 2013 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. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 9N84W TO 6N92W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 6N92W TO 03N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 90 NM N AND 160 NM S OF AXIS FROM 107W TO 115W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 25N125W TO A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 21N140W. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AIR AT THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS ACROSS THE AREA N OF 20N W OF 120W. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS N OF THE TROUGH AND CYCLONIC CIRCULATION W OF 125W. MOSTLY ZONAL WESTLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS E OF THE TROUGH. IN THE DEEP TROPICS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS FROM AN ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER PANAMA TO NICARAGUA. SURFACE RIDGE IS N OF 15N W OF 114W. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT ARE ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE FROM 10N-20N W OF 120W. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT HOWEVER NW SWELL TO 11 FT WILL LINGER. NLY WINDS 20-25 KT WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH TUE. $$ DGS