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AXPZ20 KNHC 110145
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC THU MAY 11 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 
0245 UTC.

ITCZ...
AXIS...8N78W 10N90W 10N115W 4N140W. 
CONVECTION...SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 150 NM WIDE 78W 
TO 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 90 NM WIDE 116W 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 32N136W TO 17N110W DOMINATES THE 
REGION. A 1008 MB LOW CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ IS NEAR 
9N88W IS DRIFTING W. AREAS OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ARE NEAR THE 
COASTAL AREAS OF CENTRAL AMERICA E OF 95W. A WEAK TROUGH IS NEAR 
115W S OF 13N ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ.