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AXPZ20 KNHC 240257
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0405 UTC MON APR 24 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 
0215 UTC.

...ITCZ...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...6N77W 7N100W 8N110W 3N128W 
3N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 
89W AND 97W AND 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 136W.

...DISCUSSION...

N OF 15N...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WITH MID-LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEW 
36N117W SHOULD SLOWLY FILL AND MOVE NE OVER THE ROCKIES DURING 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SUBTROPICAL JET ENTERS AREA NEAR 17N140W 
EXTENDING E TO 23N113W. PLUME OF MID TO UPPER TROPOSPHERIC 
MOISTURE STRETCHES S OF THE JET ALONG 15N. FURTHER W...A MID- TO 
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE NW AREA N OF 18N ALONG 140W. 
WIDESPREAD CIRRUS EXTENDS E OF THE TROUGH AXIS TO 129W.  

S OF 15N...
NARROW...WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 5N W OF 120W CONTINUES TO 
TRIGGER CONVECTIVE BURSTS NEAR THE ITCZ IN THIS REGION. UPPER 
WESTERLIES DOMINATE REMAINDER OF AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS 
OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS LOCATED FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W. 
DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW IS ENHANCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG 
THE ITCZ E OF 98W AND OVER THE GULF OF PANAMA.

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ROBERTS