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AXPZ20 KNHC 080917
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TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
1005 UTC MON APR 08 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 10N85W 5N95W TO 6N103W. ITCZ 6N103W 4N115W TO
1N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM
5N-8N BETWEEN 110W-125W.
 
...DISCUSSION...                                               
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SW
TO 26N130W. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS NW OF THE TROUGH. MODERATE
TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AND STABLE AIR AT THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER LEVELS IS N OF 20N W OF 110W. A 70-95 KT JETSTREAM EXTENDS
FROM 17N117W TO CENTRAL MEXICO. IN THE DEEP TROPICS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 12N96W TO 6N96W SEPARATES TO UPPER
LEVEL ANICYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS ONE TO THE W CENTERED NEAR
6N105W AND ANOTHER JUST INLAND OVER COLOMBIA NEAR 6N77W WITH
A RIDGE FROM THE SECOND ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION NW TO NICARAGUA.

SURFACE RIDGE IS N OF 15N W OF 110W. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT AROUND
THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE FROM 10-20N W OF 130W.
OTHERWISE NLY SWELL 8-11 FT N OF 4N W OF 120W.

NW WINDS 20-25 KT CONTINUE OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD WESTWARD.

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DGS