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AXPZ20 KNHC 232120
TWDEP 

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

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

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N95W TO 03N106W TO 04N122W TO 01N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ E OF 99W.
  
...DISCUSSION...  

CONDITIONS REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET AND BENIGN IN THE FORECAST 
AREA. STRONGEST WINDS BARELY REACHING FRESH BREEZE IMMEDIATELY N 
OF THE CONVERGENCE ZONE W OF 120W BASED ON SCATTEROMETER...WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 7-8 FT FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 132W. A BROAD RIDGE 
ANCHORED BY 1026 HIGH NEAR 33N133W EXTENDS SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 
115W-140W TO AROUND 17N ACROSS THE TROPICAL NE PACIFIC.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH 
NEXT 18-24 HOURS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE N OF 
THE ITCZ W OF 110W WITH COMBINED SEAS REACHING 7-8 FT W OF 120W. 
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL REACH FAR NW PART OF DISCUSSION AREA 
IN ABOUT 24 HOURS MON AFTERNOON WITH LARGE NW SWELL TO 12-13 FT 
INITIALLY SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WED AS IT DECAYS.

NO SIGNIFICANT GAP WIND EVENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WED MORNING.

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MUNDELL