000 AXPZ20 KNHC 082120 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC SAT AUG 8 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W FROM 02N-10N MOVING W AT 10-15 KT HAS SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N-09N BETWEEN 83W-90W. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 125W FROM 10N-18N MOVING W AT 10-15 KT HAS SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 14N-16N BETWEEN 121W-126W. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS IS FROM 07N90W TO 09N117W. ITCZ AXIS IS FROM 13N126W TO 12N132W TO 13N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 02N TO 08N E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W. ...DISCUSSION... HURRICANE HILDA CONTINUES TO MOVE W AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSION AREA. WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE ARE EXITING THE AREA. REFER TO THE LATEST HIGH SEAS FORECAST ISSUED BY WFO HONOLULU UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS HFOHSFNP AND FZPN40 FOR MORE DETAILS. ELSEWHERE A BROAD RIDGE PREVAILS ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS N OF 18N W OF 112W. MODERATE S TO SE FLOW PREVAILS OVER SOUTHERN WATERS S OF 07N E OF 112W. SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AREA OF 20 KT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND HILDA CENTERED NEAR 18N138W. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISCUSSION AREA THROUGH MON. MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL...WITH COMBINED SEAS TO 8 FT... IS LOCATED S OF 02S W OF 110W. THE AREA OF SEAS 8 FT OR GREATER WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA AND SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD TO AROUND 04N THROUGH MON. $$ MUNDELL