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AXPZ20 KNHC 130240
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC WED APR 13 2016

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
0200 UTC.               

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 07N86W TO 05N99W. ITCZ
AXIS FROM 05N99W TO 03N104W TO 08N125W TO 05N133W TO 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 83W AND
92W...AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N122W TO
02N136W TO 03N140W.

...DISCUSSION...                                               
A 1029 MB HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR 35N135W WITH A RIDGE AXIS
EXTENDING SE TO NEAR 15N105W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ REGION IS
SUPPORTING AN AREA OF FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS FROM
12N TO 18N BETWEEN 117W AND 133W WITH SEAS RANGING FROM 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. THIS AREA OF WINDS AND
SEAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST THROUGH LATE THU AND EVENTUALLY W
OF 140W BY FRI WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES REMAINING GENERALLY
W OF 115W. 

HIGH PRESSURE MENTIONED ABOVE WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH WED AND
BECOME REINFORCED FROM THE WEST STRENGTHENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA COAST. AS A RESULT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
FRESH TO STRONG LEVELS EARLY THU WITH SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT
THROUGH THU NIGHT IN NW SWELL. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND
16 FT FRI AFTERNOON N OF 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W...BEFORE
SUBSIDING DURING THE WEEKEND. 
 
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HUFFMAN