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AXPZ20 KNHC 222108
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...RETRANSMITTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC SATI APR 22 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 
2030 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N77W 4N110W 4N125W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 120 NM WIDE 104W TO 111W AND 
FROM...120W TO 140W.

...DISCUSSION...
A MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N120W TO 15N120W. STRONG 
MOSTLY WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW COVERS THE AREA W OF THE TROUGH. A 
LARGE BAND OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS WITHIN 600 NM SE OF THE 
TROUGH AND IS BEING ADVECTED NE TOWARDS MEXICO. 

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 20N110W TO 3N98W. VTHE 
EASTERN PORTIONS ARE DOMINATED BY A LARGE N/S RIDGE ALONG 90W.

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