000 AXPZ20 KNHC 280933 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI JUL 28 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0830 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... NONE. ...TROPICAL WAVES... TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 89W MOVING W 10-15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE ITCZ CONVECTION FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W. TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 101W MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION...ASSOCIATED WITH A 1011 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 11N106.5W...FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 108W AND 112W. TROPICAL WAVE N OF 3N ALONG 122W MOVING W 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE. ..ITCZ... AXIS 10N82W 8N94W 13N118W 11N130W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 6N TO 11N BETWEEN 129W AND 133W NOT ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVES DISCUSSED ABOVE. ...DISCUSSION... THE E PACIFIC REMAINS FAIRLY QUIET WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SURFACE FEATURE A WEAK 1011 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 11N106.5W WHILE ITS DEEP CONVECTION IS DISPLACED ABOUT 100 NM NW OF THE CENTER. IN THE UPPER LEVELS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED NEAR 21N144W AND MOVING W OF THE AREA. AN AXIS OF STRONG E WINDS IS CREATING A 400 NM WIDE HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT THAT EXTENDS FROM 20N100W TO 11N130W. N OF THE AXIS IS DOMINATED BY DRY SUBSIDING AIR...WHILE THE AREA TO THE S HAS PLENTY OF TROPICAL MOISTURE. $$ MUNDELL