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AXPZ20 KNHC 110202
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
04055 UTC TUE APR 11 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY 
THROUGH 0245 UTC.

...ITCZ...AXIS...7N77W 3N100W 8N120W 4N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG 60 NM WIDE 89W TO 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
60 NM WIDE 112W TO 116W. 
 
...DISCUSSION...
MID/UPPER TROUGH THROUGH 32N119W TO 20N140W IS MOVING E 20-25 
KT. A STRONG UPPER JET IS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. 
A LARGE AREA OF DRY AIR IS NOTED W OF THE TROUGH. A BROAD N/S 
RIDGE EXTENDS FROM AN 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 
AND IS ENHANCING THE ITCZ CONVECTION.. 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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