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AXPZ20 KNHC 080905
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                      
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1005 UTC TUE SEP 08 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.

0BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY 
THROUGH 0900 UTC.               
   
...SPECIAL FEATURES...

HURRICANE LINDA WAS CENTERED NEAR 19.8N 113.1W 975 MB AT 0900 
UTC SEP 08 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS WERE 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 18N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 25N BETWEEN 103W AND 117W. VERTICAL SHEAR HAS 
STARTED TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT LINDA...WITH A WEAKENING TREND 
FORECAST FOR THE SYSTEM. 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...            

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 9N95W TO 11N105W...THEN CONTINUES 
FROM 13N120W TO 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S OF AXIS FROM 91W-100W AND 3N-8N W 
OF 130W.

...DISCUSSION...

MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF 
THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE INFLUENCE OF LINDA. NORTHERLY SWELL WITH 
SEAS GREATER THAN 8 FT COVER THE AREA N OF 29N BETWEEN 128W AND 
132W. THIS AREA OF SEAS WILL FALL BELOW 8 FT BY LATER TODAY. 
CROSS-EQUATORIAL SW SWELL HAS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND 
CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE...BUT REMAINS IN THE 16-17 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. 

$$DGS