000 AXPZ20 KNHC 062044 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC WED SEP 06 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2030 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 16.5N 127.9W 1007 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 06 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP2/WTPZ22 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. ...TROPICAL WAVES... .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W MOVING W 12 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITCZ. ...INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N77W 11N95W 13N103W 7N120W 11N135W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS E OF 95W. WITHIN 110 BNM OF THE AXIS FROM 105W TO 110W. WITHIN 90NM OF THE AXIS 115W TO 122W. WITHIN 90NM OF THE AXIS 128W TO 140W. ...DISCUSSION... A BROAD RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA N OF 22N WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS AT THE UPPER LEVELS. A TROUGH FROM22N127W TO 12N133W ALSO IN DRY CONDITIONS. A TROUGH OVER YUCATAN EXTENDS INTO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPECH. PATCHES OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ARE OBSERVED ALONG THE MXICAN COAST WEST OF 105W. $$ TORRES SUAREZ