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AXPZ20 KNHC 102053
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 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 10N90W 10N115W 4N140W. 
CONVECTION...SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 150 NM WIDE 78W 
TO 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 90 NM WIDE 123W TO 138W.


DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
ANTICYCLONE NEAR 7N121W IS DRIFTING ENE AND HAS RIDGE TO 
BEYOND 32N124W. EXTENSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE/CLOUDS IS SEEN W OF 
125W PUSHING ENE. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM  32N115W TO 10N120W 
MOVING EWD INTO MEXICO. DRY CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH  
COVERING AREA BETWEEN 115W AND 124W. A LARGE RIDGE COVERS THE 
REST OF THE AREA TO THE E WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE E OF 115W INTO 
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

LOWER LEVELS..
A LARGE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 32N137W TO 18N110W DOMINATES THE 
REGION. A 1008 MB LOW CENTER ASSOCOATED WITH THE ITCZ IS NEAR 
10N88W DRIFTING W AREAS OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ARE NEAR THE 
COASTAL AREAS OF CENTRAL AMERICA E OF 95W. A WEAK TROUGH IS NEAR 
113W S OF 13N ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ.