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AXPZ20 KNHC 030940
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                                                                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1005 UTC MON MAR 3 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...              
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N86W TO 01N99W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

...DISCUSSION... 

AREA OF NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IN NORTHERN 
WATERS 2-3 DAYS AGO CONTINUES TO SWEEP SOUTHEASTWARD AND DECAY. 
8 TO 12 FT SEAS ARE WITHIN AN AREA SE OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 
13N140W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 19N105W TO 00N126W. NEW AREA OF 
LARGE NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN 
THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC SPREADING INTO NW PART OF DISCUSSION 
AREA...WITH 8 TO 16 FT SEAS FROM 30N132W TO 20N140W.

WINDS WILL PULSE THROUGH THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
NIGHTS. HI-RES ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA AT 0350 UTC SHOWED LIGHT 
WINDS...AN INDICATION PEAK WINDS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING 
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 25 KT. 

LOOKING AHEAD...GFS MODEL SHOWS TEHUANTEPEC GAP WINDS REACHING 
35 KT GALE FORCE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THEN 
QUICKLY DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KT BY FRIDAY EVENING.

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MUNDELL