000 AXPZ20 KNHC 070256 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC SUN JUN 07 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 0300 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... HURRICANE BLANCA CENTERED NEAR 19.2N 110.4W AT 07/0300 UTC MOVING NNW AT 9 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP2/WTPZ22 KHNC AND THE PUBLIC ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCPEP2/WTPZ32 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 109W AND 112W. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W. SWELLS GENERATED BY BLANCA ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE SW COAST OF MEXICO...THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. BLANCA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE SW COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR LATE SUNDAY. BLANCA IS PRESENTLY A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE. A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. BLANCA SHOULD BE A TROPICAL STORM WHEN IT MOVES NEAR THE W COAST OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 11N130W TO 10N140W. NO ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTION. ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERED NEAR 31N134W TO 12N138W. STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AND STABLE AIR AT THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS N OF 13N W OF 120W. AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS OVER WESTERN MEXICO NEAR 21N104W. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE IS ENHANCING CONVECTION FROM 3N TO 15N BETWEEN 81W AND 106W. THE REMNANT 1007 MB LOW OF ANDRES IS CENTERED NEAR 18N120W AND IS DRIFTING TO THE SE. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO 20 KT OR LESS BUT STILL HAVE SEAS TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTER. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SE...DISSIPATE...AND MERGING WITH SWELL FROM BLANCA BY SUN EVENING. CROSS EQUATORIAL SWELL OF 8 TO 9 FT IS S OF 00N BETWEEN 92W- 120W. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD N TO 10N OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 5N94W TO 11N98W. $$ FORMOSA