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AXPZ20 KNHC 050309
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC SAT AUG 05 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.

...TROPICAL WAVES...

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 110W N OF 3N IS MOVING W 15 KT.  MOSTLY ITCZ 
CINVECTION IS E OF THE WAVE TO 103W..

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 90W N OF 3N S MOVING W 10-15 KT. ISOLATED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS MAINLY SEEN OVER HONDURAS. ISOLATED 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF THE WAVE.

...ITCZ...

ITCZ 8N78W 11N100W 9N110W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 100 NM WIDE 
105W TO 114W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N127W TO 20N140W MOVING SE 15 
KT. MOSTLY DRY AIR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND COVERS 
AREA N OF 20N W OF 120W. EXTENSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IS 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND ELSEWHERE E OF 120W. A LARGE STATIONARY 
RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MEXICO TO 20N120W AND 18N140W. 
LOW-LEVEL LOW PRES NEAR 18N112W 1010 MB MOVING WNW WITH WIDELY 
SCATTERED CONVECTION N OF THE CENTER. 
  
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