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AXPZ20 KNHC 222125
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2205 UTC SAT MAR 22 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
2100 UTC.                           

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

DISCONTINUOUS ITCZ FROM 08N89W TO 04N101W RESUMES FROM 02N117W 
TO 01N135W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 
   
...DISCUSSION...  

CONDITIONS REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET AND BENIGN IN THE FORECAST 
AREA. EXCEPT FOR SMALL AREA DOWNSTREAM FROM GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
STRONGEST WINDS ONLY REACH FRESH BREEZE IMMEDIATELY N OF THE 
CONVERGENCE ZONE W OF 130W WITH HIGHEST SEAS REACHING 8 FT FROM 
07N TO 12N W OF 120W. A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM HIGH 
PRES WELL N OF AREA BETWEEN 115W AND 140W TO AROUND 17N ACROSS 
THE TROPICAL NE PACIFIC.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH 
NEXT 48 HOURS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE N OF THE 
ITCZ W OF 110W WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING 7-8 FT W OF 120W. NW 
SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL REACH FAR NW 
PART OF DISCUSSION AREA MON AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD 
THROUGH WED AS IT DECAYS.

THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE DIURNAL PULSING 
OF HIGH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG W CARIBBEAN WINDS FUNNELING 
THROUGH CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN SUN 
NIGHT. PEAK WINDS NEAR 25 KT WILL OCCUR AROUND 12Z TONIGHT... 
WITH WIND-DRIVEN SEAS REACHING 8 FT BETWEEN 12Z-18Z DOWNWIND 
FROM THE SOURCE REGION.

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MUNDELL