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AXPZ20 KNHC 091522
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1605 UTC THU JAN 09 2014

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.                              

...SPECIAL FEATURE... 

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE CONTINUES WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 
35 KT WITH SEAS 11-14 FT WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W. SEAS ARE 8-10 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE FROM 
THE EQUATOR TO 13N BETWEEN 95W-112W. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO 
DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...              

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 9N83W TO 8N87W TO 4N92W. ITCZ FROM 4N92W TO 
8N125W TO 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS W OF 137W. 
 
...DISCUSSION... 

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA 
WITH AXIS FROM 30N140W TO 5N125W. MOSTLY MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVER 
CLOUDS THROUGH THE RIDGE N OF 15N. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO 28N126W. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH 
IN THE DEEP TROPICS WITH AXIS FROM 11N114W TO THE EQUATOR AT 
112W. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AIR AT THE MIDDLE 
AND UPPER LEVELS IS FROM FROM 15N-25N BETWEEN 80W-115W. 

NE WINDS 20-25 KT CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO LESS 20 
KT WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT FRI AFTERNOON. ELY TRADES IN THE 20-
25 KT RANGE ARE FROM 8N-17N W OF 130W WILL DECREASE TO 20 KT OR 
LESS BY EARLY FRI. N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 120W-125W LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
 
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DGS