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AXPZ20 KNHC 102034
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC MON APR 10 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...7N77W 3N100W 8N120W 4N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG 60 NM WIDE 89W TO 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
120 NM WIDE 118W TO 129W. 
 
...DISCUSSION...
MID/UPPER TROUGH THROUGH 32N120W TO 224N142W. MOVING E 20-25 
KT. A STRONG UPPER JET IS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. A 
BROAD N/S RIDGE EXTENDS FROM ANTICYCLONE NEAR 6N124W TO 18N101W. 
A LARGE MASS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE 
RIDGE IS BEING ADVECTED INTO MEXICO.
 
A MID/UPPER TROUGH WITH AXIS 17N94W TO 3N100W IS NEAR 
STATIONARY. A BROAD UPPER RIDGE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE AREA 
TO THE E.  

AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA W OF 115W. 

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