000 AXPZ20 KNHC 072040 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC FRI APR 07 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2045 UTC. ...ITCZ... AXIS ...DISCUSSION... MID/UPPER TROUGH ALONG NW CORNER OF AREA ITHROUGH 32N136W TO 24N142W. MOVING E 20-25 KT. A STRONG UPPER JET IS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. BROAD N/S RIDGE EXTENDS FROM ANTICYCLONE NEAR 11N121W TO 27N110W. A LARGE MASS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE RIDGE IS BEING ADVECTED INTO MEXICO. A MID/UPPER TROUGH WITH AXIS 20N101W TO 5N110W IS MOVING E 15-20 KT. A BROAD UPPER RIDGE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE AREA TO THE E. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 32N126W TO 24N138W. A URFACE HIGH 1019 MB AT 27N122W WITH A RIDGE TO 15N100W DOMINATES THE AREA. $$ TORE