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AXPZ20 KNHC 022038
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
2030 UTC

...ITCZ...

ITCZ AXIS...8N78W 9N95W 6N105W 8N115W 6N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 3N TO 9N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W AND WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND 130W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH FROM 32N130W TO 23N133W IS MOVING 
ENE 20-30 KT. A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE S TIP OF THE BAJA PEN TO 
20N130W. A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MEXICO AT 23N102W TO 
10N110W.  AN UPPER LEVEL JET WITH WINDS 70-110 KT...EXTENDS FROM 
15N140W NEWD THROUGH 27N125W THEN ESE TO THE S BAJA PENINSULA.  
THE JET IS BRINGING EXTENSIVE OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE TO CENTRAL 
AMERICA.
MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD FROM S AMERICA OVER 
THE PACIFIC WATERS ALONG 10N.  
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