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AXPZ20 KNHC 050911
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC WED APR 05 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 5N77W 7N85W 6N120W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 3N TO 6N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W.

...DISCUSSION...
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM CYCLONIC CIRCULATION N OF 
THE AREA THROUGH 32N123W  TO 20N130W. A 100-115 KT JET IS E OF 
THE TROUGH AXIS FROM 26N121W ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA 
INTO SW ARIZONA. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE IS WITHIN 300 NM 
NW OF JET STREAM AND M OF 20N W OF 125W. MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE 
IS BUILDING ACROSS MEXICO...WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE 
BEING ADVECTED INTO NW MEXICO IN THE SW FLOW BETWEEN THE RIDGE 
AND THE TROUGH. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHERN MEXICO S TO NICARAGUA. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 
THE NW CARIBBEAN ACROSS HONDURAS INTO THE PACIFIC NEAR 9N93W.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AS AXIS FROM VENEZUELA ACROSS PANAMA TO 6N86W.

SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE NW COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 25N108W TO 
21N107W TO 15N111W....OTHERWISE HIGH PRES COVERS THE AREA N OF 
15N W OF 113W.


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DGS