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AXPZ20 KNHC 160236
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0405 UTC THU APR 16 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0200 UTC. 
 
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...              

TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 03N91W 1010 MB TO 03N100W...THEN ITCZ 
TO 04N109W TO 03N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 135 NM OF LOW. 

...DISCUSSION... 

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOMINATES THE REGION N OF 22N W OF 120W. 
GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ARE 
GENERATING FRESH NORTHERLY SWELL...PROPAGATING SOUTHWARD INTO 
WATERS N OF 25N. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...WITH RESIDUAL 
NORTHERLY SWELL SLOWLY DECAYING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

FRESH TRADE WINDS SW OF THE RIDGE AXIS ARE SUPPORTING AN AREA OF 
8-9 FT COMBINED SEAS ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL 
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT SW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK ALLOWING 
WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

NO SIGNIFICANT GAP WIND EVENTS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT 48 
HOURS. WINDS MAY PULSE TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO DURING 
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS AND 
SEAS ARE EXPECTED E OF 110W.

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MUNDELL