NHC East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion
- 1. NHC East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion 000 AXPZ20 KNHC 282135 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC THU MAY 28 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... TROPICAL STORM ANDRES IS CENTERED NEAR 11.6N 112.5W AT 28/2100 UTC MOVING W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ESTIMATED MINIMAL CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS SEEN ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ANDRES IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.
- 2. REFER TO LATEST NHC PUBLIC/FORECAST ADVISORIES UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCPEP1/MIATCMEP1 AND WTPZ31/WTPZ21 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. ...TROPICAL WAVES/LOWS... A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM FROM 05-14N ALONG 98W/99W AND HAS BEEN PROGRESSING W AT 10 KT OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. CURRENTLY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM W OF AXIS FROM 07N TO 11N. THE WAVE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE W TODAY AND GRADUALLY LOSE IDENTITY AS IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO THE BROADER CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDRES. A 1008 MB LOW PRES IS ANALYZED NEAR 09N135W WITH SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE
- 3. OF CENTER. A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRES TO THE N IS MAINTAINING NE-E 20-25 KT TRADES WITHIN 360 NM OF THE N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH COMBINED SEAS TO 9 FT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE W-SW TO NEAR 10N138W FRI AND NEAR 09N140W ON SAT. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT A WELL DEFINED MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ. A SURFACE LOW OVER NW COLOMBIA HAS AN ASSOCIATED TRAILING TROUGH SW ACROSS THE EPAC TO 05N79W TO 03N90W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS N OF 03N E OF 85W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ...DISCUSSION... A RIDGE/TROUGH PATTERN DOMINATES THE N WATERS WITH THE TROUGH
- 4. AXIS OVER N-CENTRAL MEXICO. AN UPPER ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED OVER THE TROPICS NEAR 14N103W WITH AN UPPER RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD TO BEYOND 10N140W. AN UPPER RIDGE ALSO EXTENDS E TO A CREST EASTWARD TO 10N90W. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER DIFFLUENCE IS ENHANCING CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDRES AND PROVIDING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INTENSIFICATION...REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION ABOVE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ANDRES. BROAD SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED BY 1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N130W EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS TO NEAR 21N112W. THE HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRES ACROSS THE TROPICS SUPPORTS AN AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS MAINLY FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 130W...AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 9 FT. GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXPECT A BRIEF NORTHERLY SURGES TO 20-25 KT AT TIMES OF DIURNALLY DRIVEN DRAINAGE FLOW THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE WINDS DROP BELOW 20 KT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 8 FT THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE PATTERN WILL REPEAT AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. $$ GR