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AXPZ20 KNHC 241536
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1500 UTC.

...ITCZ...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 8N82W 7N100W 7N115W 3N130W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
9N82.5W 4N82.5W LINE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 4.5N94.5W 7N100W 
LINE...WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS OF 5.5N118W...AND WITHIN 70 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A 7N123.5W 4N130W LINE.

...DISCUSSION...

N OF 15N...
MAIN FEATURE OVER THE DISCUSSION AREA IS A MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL 
TROUGH WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH 32N132W TO 15N138W. 
CYCLONIC FLOW COVERS THE AREA W OF ABOUT 128W TO WELL BEYOND 
140W. A WEAK CYCLONIC VORTEX IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TROUGH NEAR 
24N132W...MOVING NE 10 TO 15 KT. A JET IS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF 
THE TROUGH NEAR 14N140W AND CONTINUES NE TO 20N130W TO 29N120W 
AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT CONTINUES INTO NW MEXICO. LARGE AREA OF 
MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW LIES S OF THE JET TO 15N E OF ABOUT 125W. 

S OF 15N...
RIDGING ALOFT COVERS THE DEEP TROPICS W OF 110W AND IS AIDING 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ALONG 
THE ITCZ. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT COVERS THE AREA E OF ABOUT 100W.

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