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AXPZ20 KNHC 120241
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC FRI MAY 12 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...7N78W 8N90W 11N110W 7N120W 6N140W. 
CONVECTION...SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 150 NM WIDE 85W 
TO 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 180 NM WIDE 105W TO 118W.
SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 125W TO 130W.


DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
AN ANTICYCLONE NEAR 9N123W HAS A RIDGE TO BEYOND 32N120W. 
EXTENSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE/CLOUDS SEEN W OF 122W PUSHING ENE. A 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM  32N106W TO 12N116W MOVING EWD INTO MEXICO. 
DRY CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH  COVERING AREA BETWEEN 110W 
AND 122W. 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 32N137W TO 20N115W DOMINATES THE 
REGION. A 1008 MB LOW CENTER ASSOCOATED WITH THE ITCZ IS NEAR 
9N93W DRIFTING W. AREAS OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ARE NEAR THE 
COASTAL AREAS OF CENTRAL AMERICA E OF 90W. TROPICAL WAVES ARE 
NEAR
118W AND 125W ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ.