000 AXPZ20 KNHC 302145 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC SUN NOV 30 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. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...NOCTURNAL NORTHERLY DRAINAGE WILL KICK IN THIS EVENING IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN MEXICO AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO EARLY MON ALLOWING N-NE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20-30 KT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE BY LATE MON NIGHT WITH SEAS UP TO 14 FT ABOUT 90-120 NM OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT AND WED. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N105W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N105W TO 11N114W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 119W. ...DISCUSSION... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DEEP TROUGH OVER FAR NW PORTION AND SUBTROPICAL JET BRANCH WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 60-90 KT AT BASE OF THE TROUGH TRANSPORTING MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL CENTRAL PACIFIC TROPICS NEWD TO BAJA CALIFORNIA. NEARLY STATIONARY 1018 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 23N116W. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N122W TO 24N133W...AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 20-30 KT WESTERLY WINDS AND SEAS TO 12-13 FT. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO STALL TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER BATCH OF LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE SEWD ACROSS THE DISCUSSION WATERS EARLY THIS WEEK WITH COMBINED SEAS TO 18-20 FT REACHING NEAR 30N140W LATE MON. GULF OF PAPAGAYO...PRES GRADIENT IN W CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN PULSING 20-25 KT NE WINDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH TUE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS IN THE EARLY MORNINGS. $$ MUNDELL