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AXPZ20 KNHC 231506
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                         
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1605 UTC SUN FEB 23 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.                              

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

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 4N77W TO 6N85W TO 5N98W. ITCZ FROM 5N98W TO 
1008 MB LOW PRES 8N112W TO 9N130W TO 8NN140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 
120W TO 128W.

...DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE NW PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA 
WITH AXIS FROM 26N137W TO 15N140W. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS N OF 
THE TROUGH. SHORTWAVE TROUGH E OF THE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 32N125W 
TO 29N129W. A 95-100 KT JETSTREAM EXTENDS FROM 22N133W TO 
26N120W TO 22N112W. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE IS ENHANCING 
CONVECTION ALONG THE ITCZ BETWEEN 120W-128W. AN UPPER LEVEL 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 
10N102W TO THE EQUATOR AT 102W.

SURFACE RIDGE IS N OF 20N W OF 115W. A SURFACE TROUGH IS 
ANALYZED ALONG THE ITCZ FROM 10N110W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
8N112W...THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO 5N114W. A FEW SHOWERS ARE ALONG 
THE TROUGH.

ELY WINDS 20-25 KT CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO FOR THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE 
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

LARGE NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA MON 
NIGHT W OF A LINE FROM 32N132W TO 24N140W. THE SWELL WILL SPREAD 
SE ON TUE.

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DGS