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AXPZ20 KNHC 140230

TWDEP

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

0405 UTC MON APR 14 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH

0230 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURE...

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING

WINDS OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT

THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST

OF TEXAS INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO BY MON EVENING. THE FRONT WILL

REACH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE WITH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASING TO

NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC TUE AFTERNOON.

WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GAP WIND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STRONG

GALE FORCE BY TUE EVENING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SHORT

LIVED...BUT STRONG...GAP WIND EVENT WITH STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS

EXPECTED TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...AND WINDS EXPECTED TO

DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY WED AFTERNOON.

...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 05N96W TO 08N111W TO 04N127W TO

04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED

WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 100W.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN

120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 112W.

...DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS INTO THE AREA FROM 30N132W TO

19N109W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER

PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ITCZ IS MAINTAINING MODERATE TO

LOCALLY FRESH TRADES N OF THE ITCZ TO 20N AND W OF 130W. THE

WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO

FRESH TRADEWINDS WITH SEAS TO 8 FT OVER MUCH OF THIS AREA. THE

RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY...AND OCCASIONAL WINDS TO 25 KT

WILL BE POSSIBLE.

GULF OF CALIFORNIA...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN

WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NW WINDS TO FUNNEL INTO THE NORTHERN GULF

OF CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT

EAST ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL LOOSEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND

DIMINISH WINDS BELOW 25 KT.

$$

AL

Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Sun Apr 13 2014 10:30PM EDT

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