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AXPZ20 KNHC 272113
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION                                  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2205 UTC WED APR 27 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
2100 UTC.
  
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...        

THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N115W TO 06N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED
WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF
130W. 

...DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OF 1028 MB CENTERED NW OF THE AREA NEAR 31N144W
EXTENDS A RIDGE SE TO NEAR 17N108W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ
IS SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES N OF THE ITCZ AND W OF
120W. THE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN THE SAME OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS
AND MAINTAIN THE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. NW SWELL IS PROPAGATING
INTO THE AREA. SEAS GREATER THAN 8 FT ARE COVERING THE NORTHERN
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS GREATER THAN 8 FT
ARE ALSO COVERING THE AREA OF TRADEWINDS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHERE
THE NW SWELL IS MIXING WITH NE TRADEWIND SWELL. CROSS EQUATORIAL
SW SWELL WILL MERGE WITH THE NW SWELL OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 25 KT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF
OF CALIFORNIA AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 20 KT OR LESS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GAPE WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT LIES OVER THE EASTERN WATERS.

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