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AXPZ20 KNHC 152048
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC SAT APR 15 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 
2000 UTC.

...ITCZ AXIS 4N79W 4N110W 7N120W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG 120 NM WIDE 110W TO 120W AND 131W TO 135W.

...DISCUSSION...
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 18N95W TO CYCLONIC 
CIRCULATION NEAR 14N98W CONTINUES TO 2N98W. MODERATE SUBSIDENCE 
COVERS THE AREA S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 105W. AN UPPER LEVEL 
RIDGE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN EXTENDS W INTO NICARAGUA AND AND 
HONDURAS.
A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COVERS THE AREA N OF 15N W OF 120W. 
MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE WITH DRY AIR AT THE MIDDLE LEVELS 
IS NW OF LINE FROM 15N140W 20N125W TO THE NORTHERN BAJA 
PENINSULA. A 90-100 KT SUBTROPICAL JET IS E OF THE TROUGH AXIS 
FROM 25N122W NE TO SW NEW MEXICO. MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS 
FROM 9N113W TO ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 16N112W WITH RIDGE 
CONTINUING NE ACROSS CENTRAL MEXICO INTO THE NW GULF OF MEXICO.
A SURFACE HIGH PRES RIDGE IS N OF 15N W OF 116W. 
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DGS