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AXPZ20 KNHC 230201
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...RETRANSMITTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC SUN APR 23 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 
0230 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N77W 4N110W 4N125W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 118W TO 125W.

...DISCUSSION...
A MID/UPPER CYCLONE NEAR 32N119W HAS A TROUGH TO 20N115W. THE 
CYCLONE IS MOVING E NR 25 KT AND THE TROUGH IS ROTATING NE 
AROUND THE CENTER. STRONG MOSTLY WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW COVERS THE 
AREA W OF THE TROUGH. A N/S RIDGE IS NOTED ALONG 133W MOVING 
EWD. 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. THE 
EASTERN PORTIONS ARE DOMINATED BY A LARGE N/S RIDGE ALONG 90W.

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