000 AXPZ20 KNHC 040930 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC WED SEP 4 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0600 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... A LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 17N105W HAS A BROAD WELL DEFINED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION BUT LACKS ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...AND FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...IF DEEP CONVECTION IS ABLE TO INCREASE AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WNW DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SW COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI MORNING. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N93W TO THE LOW PRES NEAR 17N105W 1007 MB TO 12N112W TO A LOW PRES NEAR 14N123W 1011 MB TO 12N130W TO 15N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 107W AND 128W. ...DISCUSSION... VERY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN... AND LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS EXCEPT FOR THE LOW MENTIONED ABOVE THAT MAY DEVELOP S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK GRADIENT IS ALLOWING SEAS ACROSS THE REGION TO SUBSIDE TO 5 FT OR LESS NEARLY EVERYWHERE...EXCEPT FOR SMALL AREA OF 5-6 FT SEAS FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 135W AND ANOTHER AREA OF 6 FT SEAS N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEMS EMBEDDED WITHIN MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 14N124W AND 15N136W ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE DURING THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. $$ MUNDELL