000 AXPZ20 KNHC 262204 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N107W TO 06N120W TO 04N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W...AND FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W. ...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 AND BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS ARE ACROSS THE AREA FROM 15N-27N E OF 140W. A SMALL UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED NEAR 4N115W. A SMALL UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED NEAR 6N95W WITH RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE ANTICYCLONE EASTWARD TO PANAMA. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA AT 8N85W TO 2N98W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. NW SWELL 8-11 FT ARE W OF A LINE 30N120W 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 6N-20N W OF 130W. NLY WINDS ARE 20-25 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. SURFACE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO 20 KT OR LESS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN 6 HOURS. ELY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 8 FT THROUGH THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO TONIGHT AND FORECAST TO SPREAD W TO 94W AND PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT THROUGH THE GULF OF PANAMA THU NIGHT AND FORECAST TO TERMINATE FRI EVENING. $$ FORMOSA