000 AXPZ20 KNHC 231536 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1605 UTC SUN NOV 23 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... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N92W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 11N109W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 11N109W TO 10N120W TO 08N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W. ...DISCUSSION... A 1028 MB HIGH IS LOCATED NEAR 32N136W AND EXTENDS A RIDGE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TO NEAR 18N110W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE ITCZ REMAINS STRONG PRODUCING A RELATIVELY LARGE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADE WINDS FROM 13N TO 28N W OF 117W. EARLIER OVERNIGHT SCATTEROMETER DATA CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THESE WINDS. THE HIGH PRES WILL MIGRATE NE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS AND DIMINISHING THE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS SLIGHTLY. BY MON NIGHT...EXPECT INCREASING SE WINDS OVER THE NW CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MARINE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SE TO S WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE WITH SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT DEVELOPING N OF 27N W OF 137W ON TUE. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH 30N140W BY TUE NIGHT. CONVECTION REMAINS ACTIVE ALONG THE ITCZ W OF 109W WITH THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY FOCUSED IN THE VICINITY OF A 1009 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 11N109W AND ALONG THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 130W. A NEW ROUND OF NW SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE NW AND N-CENTRAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHEASTWARD REACHING THE COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE SUN INTO MON. THIS SWELL IS MIXING WITH SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES RELATED TO THE TRADES KEEPING SEAS IN THE 8 TO 11 FT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 08N W OF 117W FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. GAP WINDS...FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA BEGINNING LATE TODAY... REACHING 24N BY EARLY TUE. THESE WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT TO THE SOUTH OF A BUILDING HIGH PRES SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN. EXPECT SEAS TO BUILD TO 8 FT WITH THIS WIND EVENT BY LATE MON INTO EARLY TUE. LOOKING AHEAD...MOST OF THE GLOBAL MODEL CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A GALE TO MINIMAL STORM FORCE WIND EVENT ACROSS THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ON WED. THIS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH WED. THIS EVENT IS FORECAST TO REACH POSSIBLE GALE FORCE CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MINIMAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY WED. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...WAVEWATCH3 GUIDANCE INDICATES SEAS RANGING FROM 20 TO 24 FT. AS THE EVENT NEARS... CONTINUED MODIFICATION TO THE GRIDDED FORECAST IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE. $$ HUFFMAN