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AXPZ20 KNHC 270936
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1005 UTC MON JAN 27 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 10N85W TO 6N90W. ITCZ FROM 6N90W TO 5N115W 
TO 5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
70 NM N OF AXIS FROM 103W-111W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA 
EXTENDS FROM 32N130W TO 22N140W. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH AXIS 
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO 32N1117W TO CYCLONIC CIRCULATION 
NEAR 15N126W TO 10N132W. 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 AND TSTMS FROM 13N-
18N BETWEEN 118W-122W.

LARGE NW SWELL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA GENERALLY W OF 110W 
WITH SEAS UP TO 14 FT IN THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE 
AREA OF SWELL DECREASE IN SIZE TUE NIGHT. SW WINDS 20-25 KT 
ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING 
COLD FRONT. ANOTHER AREA OF 8-10 FT SWELL IS S OF 10N BETWEEN 
95W-110W. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT TUE NIGHT.

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DGS