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AXPZ20 KNHC 240310
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC MON MAR 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0300 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 130W BASED ON SCATTEROMETER...WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 7-8 FT FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 132W. A BROAD RIDGE 
ANCHORED BY 1025 HIGH NEAR 33N130W EXTENDS SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 
115W-140W TO AROUND 15N ACROSS THE TROPICAL NE PACIFIC.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH 
MON AFTERNOON. 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 
MON AFTERNOON WITH LARGE NW SWELL TO 12-13 FT AS IT MOVES INTO 
REGION SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WED AND DECAY TO 7-8 FT.

NO SIGNIFICANT GAP WIND EVENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WED MORNING.

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MUNDELL