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AXPZ20 KNHC 020231
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC TUE MAY 02 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...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG...8N78W 10N105W 6N125W 6N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 120 NM WIDE FROM 110W TO 
115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 30 NM WIDE FROM 95W TO 97W.

...DISCUSSION...


MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH AXIS LOCATED ALONG 123W N OF 23N 
WITH CYCLONIC FLOW LOCATED ABOUT FIVE DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF THE 
TROUGH AXIS. A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE AXIS IS LOCATED ALONG 118W N OF 
20N. A WELL-DEFINED SUBTROPICAL JET IS LOCATED THROUGH 23N140W 
TO 24N128W. LARGE AREA OF WESTERLIES ALOFT IS LOCATED S OF THE 
JET TO 10N W OF 118W. DENSE OVERCAST MIDDLE/HIGH LEVEL 
CLOUDINESS COVERS THE AREA FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 133W. 
MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS ITS AXIS LOCATED THROUGH 32N107W 
TO 10N108W MOVING E 10-15 KT. CYCLONIC FLOW LOCATED OVER THE 
DISCUSSION AREA N OF 10N E OF 118W TO ABOUT 100W. A

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