000 AXPZ20 KNHC 072055 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC THU SEP 07 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 2045 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 15.9N 130.4W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 07 MOVING WSW OR 250 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMEP2/WTPZ22 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. ...TROPICAL WAVES... TROPICAL ALONG 86W MOVING W 10-15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS E OF THE THE WAVE AXIS INTO CENTRAL AMERICA. ...ITCZ AXIS 9N86W 8N100W 12N110W 9N130W 9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 90 NM WIDE FROM 97W TO 108W AND 120 NM WIDE FROM 115W TO 130W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LOW NEAR 19N133W. A RIDGE IS NORTH OF 25N. DRY UPPER IS N OF 21N AND W OF 112W ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANTICYCLONE LOCATED NEAR 27N121W. PATCHES OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE OBSERVED ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST...MAINLY FROM 16N TO NEAR MARIA ISLANDS. $$ TORRES SUAREZ