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AXPZ20 KNHC 261504
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1605 UTC WED MAR 26 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1500 UTC.                           

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

ITCZ FROM 7N106W TO 5N125W TO 4N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
  
...DISCUSSION...  

MAINLY ZONAL WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA N OF 15N. A 90-100 KT 
JETSTREAM ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 25N140W TO SOUTHERN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA INTO NORTHEASTERN MEXICO WHERE WINDS INCREASE TO 105W-
110 KT. ABUNDANT MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS ACROSS THE 
AREA FROM 15N-26N W OF 120W. AN UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION 
IS CENTERED NEAR 4N116W. AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION 
CENTERED NEAR 6N95W WITH RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE ANTICYCLONE 
EASTWARD TO PANAMA.

A SURFACE TROUGH WITH AXIS FROM 8N84W TO 3N95W. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE WITHIN 80 NM SE OF THE TROUGH 
FROM 5N-3N.

NW SWELL 8-11 FT ARE W OF A LINE 30N123W TO 20N130W...WILL 
SPREAD E AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE

HIGH PRES RIDGE IS N OF 13N W OF 110W. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 
THE RIDGE AND THE ITCZ IS RESULTING IN TRADE WINDS 20-25 KT FROM 
8N-20N W OF 130W.

THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN MEXICO HAS TIGHTENED HAS RESULT 
IN NLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20-25 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 
LESS THAN 20 KT THIS EVENING.

ELY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20-25 KT THROUGH THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO EARLY FRI.

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DGS