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AXPZ20 KNHC 280940
TWDEP 

TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1005 UTC FRI MAR 28 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0900 UTC.                           

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

THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N88W TO 04N107W TO 06N114W TO 07N130W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED WITHIN A 120 NM 
RADIUS OF 05N103W. 

...DISCUSSION...  

A WELL-DEFINED MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS 
CENTERED NEAR 22.5N128W AND IS MOVING RAPIDLY E AT ABOUT 30 
KNOTS. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS EXTENDS SW FROM THE CIRCULATION TO 
NEAR 15N135W. WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT COVERS THE AREA E OF THE 
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ROUGHLY N OF 20N E OF 120W INTO MEXICO. A 
JET AXIS ALOFT IS LOCATED THROUGH 30N140W TO BEYOND 32N135W WITH 
SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE 
DISCUSSION AREA WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES STRONG SUBSIDENCE 
WITH BROADLY ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AT THE MIDDLE/UPPER LEVELS. 

AT THE SURFACE A 1023 MB HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR 29N130W AND IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE E AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ALSO 
A TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. FROM 
09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 
ARE NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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