000 AXPZ20 KNHC 061003 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC MON APR 06 2015 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... A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ITCZ IS ALONG 03S115W 02S121W 01N127W. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION. THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ITCZ IS ALONG 03N95W 02N108W 06N120W 06N124W 04N140W. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM TO THE NORTH OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 113W AND 119W...AND FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 131W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 107W...AND WITHIN 210 NM TO THE NORTH OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 130W. ...DISCUSSION... A MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES THROUGH 32N132W BEYOND 28N140W IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA. MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH 20N105W TO 16N117W TO 10N120W. WEAK AND GENERALLY WESTERLY WIND FLOW COVERS THE REST OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...IN AN AREA OF COMPARATIVELY DRIER AIR IN SUBSIDENCE. A SURFACE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH 32N138W TO 24N123W TO 17N112W TO 14N103W. NORTHEAST TRADE WIND FLOW 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL COVER THE AREA GENERALLY FROM 07N TO 16N FROM 125W WESTWARD. THE SEA HEIGHTS WILL REACH 8 FEET IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS IN 24 HOURS OR SO. THE FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N IS STARTING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEA HEIGHTS LOWER THAN 8 FEET...FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS OR SO. EXPECT THE 48- HOUR FORECAST TO INCLUDE NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEA HEIGHTS LOWER THAN 8 FEET FROM 31N NORTHWARD BETWEEN 114W AND 115W. THE 42-HOUR FORECAST CONSISTS OF NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEA HEIGHTS LOWER THAN 8 FEET FROM 28N NORTHWARD FROM 116W EASTWARD ALONG THE COAST. THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...20-25 KT NORTHERLY FLOW RIGHT NOW WILL LAST FOR ANOTHER 12 HOURS OR SO. THE SAME WIND FLOW WILL OCCUR FROM SUNRISE UNTIL THE MIDDAY HOURS ON TUESDAY AND ON WEDNESDAY. THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEA HEIGHTS LOWER THAN 8 FEET ARE FOUND NOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 36 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST...WEAKEN FOR 6 HOURS...AND THEN CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THE 48-HOUR FORECAST PERIOD. THE GULF OF PANAMA...NORTH WINDS NOW 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEA HEIGHTS LOWER THAN 8 FEET. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN IN 12 HOURS...RETURN 6 HOURS AFTER THAT TIME...RETURN 12 HOURS LATER...AND THEN WEAKEN AGAIN 6 HOURS LATER. $$ MT