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AXPZ20 KNHC 170233
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC MON APR 17 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 
0200 UTC.

...ITCZ...
AXIS...4N77W 6N110W 8N130W 7N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 60 NM WIDE FROM 132W TO 135W .


...DISCUSSION...
BROAD WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND ANTICYCLONIC FLOW IS  SOUTH 
OF 20N WEST OF 115W. 
A MID/UPPER TROUGH IS OVER THE AREA N OF 24N W OF 110W. A COLD 
FRONT IS APPROACHING THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA BRINGING NWLY 
SWELLS OF 8-12 FT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE WITHIN 24 HOURS AND 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILDSACROSS THE AREA. THE INCREASING SURFACE 
PRESSURES WILL RESULT IN 20-30 KT NWLY WINDS ALONG THE BAJA 
COAST BY LATE MON.
STRONG UPPER AIR IS ADVECTING AN AREA OF MOISTURE WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 19N123W AND EXTENDING NE ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA NEAR 25N112W TO OVER CENTRAL MEXICO AND 
SE TEXAS. NW OF THE JET DRY AIR/SUBSIDENCE DOMINATES THE REGION.

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