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AXPZ20 KNHC 270241
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0405 UTC THU MAR 27 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 06N107W TO 06N120W TO 05N130W TO 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 140W.

...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 3N113W. 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 6N83W 
TO 3N90W TO 4N92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE FROM 
1N-6N BETWEEN 94W-98W.

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.

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. 

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FORMOSA