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AXPZ20 KNHC 040325
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0405 UTC FRI MAR 4 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
0300 UTC.               
  
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01N97W TO 02N120W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 03N BETWEEN 118W AND 136W.

...DISCUSSION...
 
LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL IN EXCESS OF 12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH A
DISSIPATED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP SE AND COVER MUCH OF THE
AREA W OF 120W BY TONIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL LOSE
ITS SUPPORT AND WEAKEN SAT NIGHT AS IT REACHES FROM 30N117W TO
25N135W BY SUN MORNING. A NEW ROUND OF REINFORCING NW SWELL WILL
MOVE INTO THE WATERS N OF 20N W OF 130W LATE SUN.

BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO WILL ALLOW GAP
WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH TEHUANTEPEC TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING
REACHING 30 KT...THEN DIMINISH BELOW 20-25 KT SAT AFTERNOON AS
DRAINAGE EFFECTS WEAKEN. DRAINAGE EFFECTS AND HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS THROUGH THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF PANAMA TONIGHT
AND INCREASE SEAS TO 6-7 FT. GAP WINDS WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT
SUN THROUGH TUE.

LOOKING AHEAD...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE
SAT...WITH STRONG WESTERLY GAP WINDS PUNCHING INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA SUN. STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION N OF 20N LATE SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
WITH NW WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE BETWEEN GUADALUPE
ISLAND AND THE BAJA COAST BY EARLY TUE...WITH SEAS TO 15-20 FT. 
 
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MUNDELL