000 AXPZ20 KNHC 280920 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC SAT SEP 28 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 FROM 10N86W TO LOW PRES 08N99W THEN RESUMES FROM LOW PRES NEAR 18N107W TO LOW PRES 11N116W TO 10N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 4N-8N BETWEEN 77W-86W AND FROM 07N-10N BETWEEN 98W-101W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR WEST PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA WITH AXIS FROM 32N132W TO A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERED NEAR 26N134W TROUGH CONTINUES TO 18N134W. AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS SW OF THE TIP OF THE BAJA PENINSULA NEAR 20N111W WITH RIDGE SW TO 14N132W. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AND STABLE AIR AT THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL IS ACROSS THE AREA N OF 19N W OF 110W. A MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROGRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WITH A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA BORDER NEAR 32N114W TO A BROAD BASE NEAR 29N120W. ACROSS THE AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 118W-132W NW SWELL WITH SEAS OF 8-10 FT AND 5-7 FT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 20N. THESE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF SW WIND TO 20 KT AND 8-9 FT IN NW SWELL FROM 7N-12N BETWEEN 110W-120W. THESE SEAS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ DGS