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AXPZ20 KNHC 030940
TWDEP
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC MON MAR 3 2014
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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0900 UTC.
...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N86W TO 01N99W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
...DISCUSSION...
AREA OF NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IN NORTHERN
WATERS 2-3 DAYS AGO CONTINUES TO SWEEP SOUTHEASTWARD AND DECAY.
8 TO 12 FT SEAS ARE WITHIN AN AREA SE OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO
13N140W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 19N105W TO 00N126W. NEW AREA OF
LARGE NW SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC SPREADING INTO NW PART OF DISCUSSION
AREA...WITH 8 TO 16 FT SEAS FROM 30N132W TO 20N140W.
WINDS WILL PULSE THROUGH THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THE NEXT COUPLE OF
NIGHTS. HI-RES ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA AT 0350 UTC SHOWED LIGHT
WINDS...AN INDICATION PEAK WINDS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 25 KT.
LOOKING AHEAD...GFS MODEL SHOWS TEHUANTEPEC GAP WINDS REACHING
35 KT GALE FORCE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
QUICKLY DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KT BY FRIDAY EVENING.
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MUNDELL
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Mar 3 2014 4:41AM EST
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