000 AXPZ20 KNHC 060234 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC FRI JUN 06 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 0215 UTC. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N78W TO 08N90W TO 11N99W TO 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 11N101W TO 09N106W TO 09N118W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 11N127W TO 08N130W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N84W TO 04N92W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W...AND FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W. ...DISCUSSION... FAIRLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS EXIST NORTH OF THE ITCZ REGION WEST OF 105W AS WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A FAIRLY BROAD MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERED NEAR 23N119W. OVERALL...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REMAINS IN VERY DRY AND STABLE AIR PROVIDING GENERAL STABILITY TO CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE WITH TRADES REMAINING 20 KT OR LESS AT THIS TIME. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS THROUGH THE 48 HOUR PERIOD WITH ONLY A SMALL AREA OF NW WINDS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 25 KT OCCURRING FRIDAY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA DUE TO A STRENGTHENED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNRELATED NORTHERLY SWELL REMAINING N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 137W ON SATURDAY BUILDING SEAS TO 9 FT. OTHERWISE...A SURFACE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HOLD OVER THE WATERS ANCHORED BY A 1030 MB HIGH CENTERED WELL N-NW OF THE AREA NEAR 44N137W. FARTHER EAST...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY NEAR 14N97W THAT INVOLVES ITSELF WITH MORE MOISTURE THAN ITS COUNTERPART TO THE WEST MENTIONED ABOVE. IN GENERAL...CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY TRANQUIL ACROSS THE AREA E OF 105 AS WELL...HOWEVER A MORE DIFFLUENT ENVIRONMENT IS IN PLACE GENERATING AREAS OF ISOLATED AND WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION N OF 03N E OF 105W THAT INCLUDE THE MONSOON TROUGH REGION AND AREAS ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT APPEAR LIKELY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...WITH THE PRESENCE OF AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION...FLASH FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...GUATEMALA...EL SALVADOR...AND EASTERN HONDURAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$ HUFFMAN