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AXPZ20 KNHC 230308
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0405 UTC SUN MAR 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0300 UTC.                           

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

DISCONTINUOUS ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 01N112W RESUMES FROM 02N124W 
TO 00N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 
   
...DISCUSSION...  

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

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH 
NEXT 42 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 IN ABOUT 42-48 HOURS MON AFTERNOON THEN 
SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WED EVENING 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 SUN MORNING 
DOWNWIND FROM ITS SOURCE REGION.

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MUNDELL