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AXPZ20 KNHC 300914
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC THU MAR 30 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 0900 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS ALONG 3N78W 5N85W 3N125W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS FROM 
85W TO 97W.

...DISCUSSION...
A BROAD MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE COVERS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE 
AREA...W OF AROUND 130W. A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE SUBSIDENCE IS 
S OF 20N W OF 120W IS INHIBITING CONVECTION ALONG THE ITCZ. 
MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N126W TO A FAIRLY WELL DEFINED 
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 26N126W...TROUGH CONTINUES S TO 
20N123W. EARLIER COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BAJA PENINSULA HAS 
DISSIPATED AND SURFACE HIGH PRES COVERS THE AREA N OF 15N W OF 
110W. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST 
AND EXTENDS SWD ALONG THE BAJA PENINSULA. AN AREA OF STRONG 
SUBSIDENCE COVERS CENTRAL AMERICA AND INTO THE E PACIFIC N OF 5N 
E OF 110W. UPPER LEVEL DIFLUENT FLOW S OF 5N IS ENHANCING 
CONVECTION ALONG THE ITCZ BETWEEN 85W AND 97W

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DGS