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AXPZ20 KNHC 070250
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                      
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0405 UTC MON SEP 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 
0230 UTC.               
   
...SPECIAL FEATURES...

RECENTLY UPGRADED HURRICANE LINDA WAS CENTERED NEAR 16.1N 110.4W 
989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. NUMEROUS STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
NOTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 
100W AND 115W. LINDA IS MOVING THROUGH A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT 
WITH A MOIST AIR MASS AND OVER 28-29 DEGREE C WATER. THIS HAS 
LED TO THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING TO HURRICANE STRENGTH. 
LINDA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT 
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NW. REFER TO THE LAST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY 
UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP5/WTPZ25 KNHC FOR ADDITIONAL 
DETAILS. 
 
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 09N88W TO 
13N100W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 12N115W TO 07N131W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE 
TROUGH BETWEEN 80W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 300 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 115W 
AND 130W.

...DISCUSSION...

TROPICAL STORM JIMENA REMAINS W OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS 
GENERATED BY JIMENA COVER A PORTION OF THE WESTERN FORECAST 
WATERS...WITH SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 24N W OF 139W. SEAS ARE FORECAST 
TO SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT OVER THIS AREA ON MON.

HIGH PRESSURE OF 1032 MB CENTERED NNW OF THE AREA NEAR 41N143W 
EXTENDS A RIDGE SE TO NEAR 27N120W. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH 
WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN WATERS OUTSIDE OF THE INFLUENCE 
OF LINDA. CROSS-EQUATORIAL SW SWELL IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. 
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SWELL...WITH PERIODS IN THE 19-21 SECOND 
RANGE...HAS MOVED ONTO THE PACIFIC COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NORTE AND INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE SWELL IS BEGINNING TO 
SUBSIDE ELSEWHERE...BUT REMAINS IN THE 17-19 SECOND PERIOD 
RANGE. THIS SWELL IS BRINGING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP 
CURRENTS. 

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