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AXPZ20 KNHC 260937
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1005 UTC SUN JAN 26 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0900 UTC.                              
 
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...              

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 3N78W TO 7N85W TO 5N20W. ITCZ FROM 5N95W TO 
4N105W TO 77N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA 
WITH AXIS FROM 32N126W TO 10N125W. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS 
BUILDING W OF THE TROUGH AXIS. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE COVERS 
MUCH OF THE AREA E OF THE TROUGH. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENT FLOW 
BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE RIDGE IS ENHANCING SHOWERS ANT TSTMS 
FROM 14N-23N BETWEEN 121W-130W.

LARGE NW SWELL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA GENERALLY W OF 105W 
WITH SEAS UP TO 15 FT IN THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA. SW 
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE 
AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. NLY WINDS 20-30 KT 
THROUGH THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL DECREASE TO 20 KT OR LESS 
SUN NIGHT. NE WINDS 20-25 KT CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO AND ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO 20 KT OR LESS WITH 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON.

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DGS