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AXPZ20 KNHC 100247
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC WED MAY 10 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 
2045 UTC.

ITCZ...
AXIS...8N78W 10N110W 5N120W 7N140W. 
CONVECTION...SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 150 NM WIDE 78W 
TO 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 180 NM WIDE 110W TO 120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 127W TO 138W.


DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
ANTICYCLONE NEAR 8N126W IS STATIONARY AND HAS RIDGE TO BEYOND 
32N130W TILTING E. TROPICAL MOISTURE/CLOUDS IS SEEN W OF 126W 
PUSHING ENE. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A SMALL VORTEX NEAR 27N110W 
TO 10N112W. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH  
COVERING AREA BETWEEN 110W AND 125W. A LARGE RIDGE COVERS THE 
REST OF THE AREA TO THE E WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE E OF 110W INTO 
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

LOWER LEVELS..
A LARGE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 32N135W TO 17N109W DOMINATES THE 
REGION. AREAS OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ARE NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS 
OF CENTRAL AMERICA E OF 88W. A TROUGH NEAR 113W S OF 12N IS 
ENHANCING ENHANCING THE ITCZ CONVECTION.