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AXPZ20 KNHC 241516
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                                                                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1605 UTC MON FEB 24 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...              

ITCZ FROM 5N84W TO 4N110W TO 8N115W TO 8N125W TO 11NN136W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 5N-13N BETWEEN 111W-125W. 

...DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE NW PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION AREA 
WITH AXIS FROM 32N131W TO 20N130W TO 7N137W. A 95-115 KT 
JETSTREAM IS OF W SIDE OF THE TROUGH FROM 28N140W TO 20N135W.  A 
BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE E OF THE TROUGH IS S OF 25N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 120W. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IS S 
OF 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W...OTHERWISE MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL 
MOISTURE IS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDGE. A 95-110 KT JETS 
OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 19N128W TO NORTHERN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA AT 31N115W INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN MEXICO TO 10N97W TO THE EQUATOR 
AT 96W.

A SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED ALONG THE ITCZ FROM 12N117W TO 
4N117W.

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 
THIS EVENING W OF A LINE FROM 32N134W TO 26N140W. THE SWELL WILL 
SPREAD SE ON TUE AND WED.

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DGS