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AXPZ20 KNHC 271503
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JUL 27 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1200 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURES...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILIA NEAR 26.4N 116.7W 1003 MB AT 0900 
UTC JUL 27 MOVING WNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 
40 KT. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS 
MIATCMEP1/ WTPZ21 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. NO DEEP CONVECTION 
REMAINS NEAR THE CENTER.

...TROPICAL WAVES...
TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 85W MOVING W 10-15 KT. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE.

TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 96W/97 MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 220 NM W OF WAVE AXIS FROM 6N-8N.
ISOLATED MODERATE IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST.

TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 117W MOVING W 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE.

..ITCZ...
AXIS 8N84W 7N95W 7N105W 12N120W 
9N130W 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS FROM 124W-129W AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
AXIS FROM 129W-135W.

...DISCUSSION...
BROAD UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED NEAR 21N138W 
WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N136W THROUGH THE CIRCULATION TO 
16N140W. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE COVERS THE AREA N OF 15N 
W OF 125W. UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM 
THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH AN ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERED OVER 
SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH RIDGE INTO NW MEXICO NEAR 28N108W. STRONG 
TSTMS ARE MOVING S FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA INTO NW MEXICO. BROAD 
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION SE OF THE RIDGE IS CENTERED NEAR THE BIG 
BEND OF TEXAS SW TO 24N107W. STRONG E WINDS ALOFT ARE FOUND S OF 
20N BETWEEN 100W-120W CAUSING STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHEAR AND 
LIMITING ITCZ CONVECTION.

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DGS