000 AXPZ20 KNHC 191506 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1605 UTC FRI JUL 19 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1500 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM 18N111W TO 12N115W MOVING W ABOUT 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE WITHIN 90 NM W OF THE WAVE AXIS. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 08N78W TO 09N97W TO 08N102W TO 10N110W. ITCZ FROM 13N116W TO 13N120W TO 10N130W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 80W. ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W TO 105W...AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 112W AND 140W. ...DISCUSSION... A SMALL UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE NW CORNER NEAR 23N130W WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER NW MEXICO NEAR 30N111W. CONSIDERABLE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE N OF 24N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W TO INCLUDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE TROPICAL PACIFIC NEAR 00N95W WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE S OF 5N BETWEEN 80W- 105W...AND CONSIDERABLE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE N OF 5N BETWEEN 80W- 105W TO INCLUDE CENTRAL AMERICA AND S MEXICO. SURFACE RIDGE COVERS THE NW AREA N OF 20N W OF 120W. A SMALL AREA OF MIXED SW AND NE SWELL IS S OF THIS RIDGE FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 138W WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. THIS SWELL WILL DISSIPATE WITHIN 24 HOURS TO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORMOSA