000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250628 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC SAT MAR 25 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 06000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0315 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS 5N77W 4N85W 5N100W 5N120W 1N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 8N84W 5N86W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 5N93W AND WITHIN 15 NM OF 5N106W. ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 1N146W WITH AN UPPER RIDGE EXTENDING NE ALONG 20N135W TO BEYOND 34N120W...AND SPILLING SE ACROSS THE DESERT SW OF THE CONUS. UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE ACCOMPANIES THE RIDGE ROUGHLY WITHIN 540 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 22N140W 30N122W AND CONTINUES NE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS INTO THE AREA ALONG 32N100W THROUGH A WEAKENING UPPER CYCLONE NEAR 25N106W WITH THE TROUGH CONTINUING SW TO NEAR 6N124W. DRY UPPER AIR IS INDICATED WITHIN 420 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH S OF 20N. AN UPPER ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 7N61W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NW AND CRESTING ALONG POINTS 13N105W 21N78W 30N64W. AN UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS N ACROSS THE EQUATOR RIDGING ALONG POINTS 4N120W 9N106W AND 2N101W. UPPER DIFFLUENCE UNDER THESE RIDGES IS ENHANCING ITCZ CONVECTION E OF 123W WITH THE RESULTANT DEBRIS MOISTURE EVAPORATING NEAR THE CONVECTION. OTHERWISE DRY UPPER AIR IS INDICATED S OF 20N E OF 115W. AT THE SURFACE A WEAK COLD FRONT LIES ALONG 32N135W 29N140W. HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 27N127W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING SE TO NEAR 10N102W AND A RIDGE SW TO BEYOND 24N140W. CENTRAL AMERICAN GAPS...HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BRIDGE INTO GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC SUPPORTING GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING WITH NLY WINDS DECREASING BELOW 20 KT LATE SUN. NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN INCREASE 20-25 KT ON SUN. MODELS INDICATING NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT IN THE GULF PANAMA LATE SUN. $$ TORRES 000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250628 RRA TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC SAT MAR 25 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0615 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS 5N77W 4N85W 5N100W 5N120W 1N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 8N84W 5N86W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 5N93W AND WITHIN 15 NM OF 5N106W. ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 1N146W WITH AN UPPER RIDGE EXTENDING NE ALONG 20N135W TO BEYOND 34N120W...AND SPILLING SE ACROSS THE DESERT SW OF THE CONUS. UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE ACCOMPANIES THE RIDGE ROUGHLY WITHIN 540 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 22N140W 30N122W AND CONTINUES NE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS INTO THE AREA ALONG 32N100W THROUGH A WEAKENING UPPER CYCLONE NEAR 25N106W WITH THE TROUGH CONTINUING SW TO NEAR 6N124W. DRY UPPER AIR IS INDICATED WITHIN 420 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH S OF 20N. AN UPPER ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 7N61W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NW AND CRESTING ALONG POINTS 13N105W 21N78W 30N64W. AN UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS N ACROSS THE EQUATOR RIDGING ALONG POINTS 4N120W 9N106W AND 2N101W. UPPER DIFFLUENCE UNDER THESE RIDGES IS ENHANCING ITCZ CONVECTION E OF 123W WITH THE RESULTANT DEBRIS MOISTURE EVAPORATING NEAR THE CONVECTION. OTHERWISE DRY UPPER AIR IS INDICATED S OF 20N E OF 115W. AT THE SURFACE A WEAK COLD FRONT LIES ALONG 32N135W 29N140W. HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 27N127W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING SE TO NEAR 10N102W AND A RIDGE SW TO BEYOND 24N140W. CENTRAL AMERICAN GAPS...HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BRIDGE INTO GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC SUPPORTING GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING WITH NLY WINDS DECREASING BELOW 20 KT LATE SUN. NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN INCREASE 20-25 KT ON SUN. MODELS INDICATING NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT IN THE GULF PANAMA LATE SUN. $$ TORRES