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AXPZ20 KNHC 072110
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                      
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2205 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
2100 UTC.               
   
...SPECIAL FEATURES...

HURRICANE LINDA WAS CENTERED NEAR 18.3N 112.7W 969 MB AT 2100 
UTC SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS WERE 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WAS NOTED ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 
115W. LINDA IS FORECAST TO SLOW AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES 
NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ADDITIONAL 
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST AND LINDA COULD BECOME A MAJOR 
HURRICANE TONIGHT. SWELLS GENERATED BY LINDA ARE EXPECTED TO 
BEGIN AFFECTING THE PACIFIC COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 
TONIGHT. THESE SWELL WILL BRING LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP 
CURRENT CONDITIONS. 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 11N101W...THEN 
CONTINUES FROM 13N117W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
79W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 300 
NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 117W AND 135W.

...DISCUSSION...

TROPICAL STORM JIMENA IS MOVING FURTHER W OF THE AREA. WINDS AND 
SEAS HAVE COME DOWN OVER THE WESTERN WATERS AND ARE NOW BELOW 
ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

HIGH PRESSURE OF 1030W MB CENTERED NNW OF THE AREA NEAR 40N141W 
EXTENDS A RIDGE SE TO NEAR 26N115W. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH 
WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE 
INFLUENCE OF LINDA. CROSS-EQUATORIAL SW SWELL HAS MOVED THROUGH 
THE AREA AND IS NOW SUBSIDING...BUT REMAINS IN THE 16-18 SECOND 
PERIOD RANGE ALONG THE COASTLINE OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT TWO 
DAYS OUTSIDE THE AREA N OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO WHERE SWELL 
FROM LINDA WILL BUILD OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 

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