000 AXPZ20 KNHC 211524 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1605 UTC FRI AUG 21 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1500 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 112W FROM 6N-16N MOVING W-NW 15-20 KT OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 4N-15N BETWEEN 110W-119W. TROPICAL WAVE AXIS IS ALONG 126W FROM 10N-17N MOVING W 10- 15 KT OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 120W-125W. THIS AREA IS BEING MONITORED AND THERE REMAINS A LOW CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W ALONG 9N91W TO 9N97W WHERE THE ITCZ BEGINS AND CONTINUES ALONG 12N103W TO 12N109W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 3N-9N BETWEEN 81W-88W AND FROM 5N TO ITCZ BETWEEN 99W-106W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 4N-7N BETWEEN 93W-98W. ...DISCUSSION... A SURFACE RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA N OF 17N W OF 120W WITH A WEAK 1016 MB HIGH NEAR 27N127W. THE REMNANTS OF T.D. ELEVEN-E PERSISTS AS A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 31N133W WHICH IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS SURFACE RIDGE. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM OVER COLOMBIA INTO THE REGION NEAR 5N77W TO 3N79W. AN UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE LINE IS ALONG 5N E OF 85W WHICH IS ENHANCING SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION N OF 2N E OF 81W TO THE COASTS OF PANAMA AND COLOMBIA. GAP WINDS... FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG GAP WINDS ARE FROM 10N-12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 8 FT. FRESH WINDS WILL RETURN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING WITH SEAS REMAINING LESS THAN 8FT. $$ PAW