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AXPZ20 KNHC 201401
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC MON MAR 20 2006

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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1445 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS IS ALONG 2N78W 2N90W 6N105W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 95W.

...DISCUSSION...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS INTO AREA ALONG 32N105W 20N130W 
ACCOMPANIED BY DRY UPPER AIR NW OF THE TROUGH AXIS. AN UPPER 
RIDGE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE AREA TO THE E. A 560 NM WIDE 
MOISTURE PLUME IS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND RIDGE...AND 
CONTINUES TO ADVECT MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO THE S 
CENTRAL CONUS WITH TSTMS FLARING OVER E TEXAS.    

ISOLATED TSTMS ARE IN ARE BETWEEN 10N AND 12N FROM 105W AND 
120W. DRY UPPER SUBSIDING AIR CONTROLS THE REST OF THE AREA.

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