000 AXPZ20 KNHC 250328 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC MON SEP 25 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. ...ITCZ... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...7N80W 7N90W 10N125W 9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 90 NM WIDE 100W TO 108W. TROPICAL LOW... LOW PRES 1007 MB AT 16N108W DRIFTING W DISSIPATING. ...DISCUSSION... UPER LEVELS... CYCLONIC CIRCULATION 32N126W WITHR TROUGH TO 20N140W. DRY AIR IS WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS. RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 9N140W TO 15N126W AND 26N99W. TROPICAL MOISTURE IS UNDER RIDGE WITH LITTLE DEEP CONVECTION. AT THE SURFACE... ANTICYCLONE CENTERED WELL N OF AREA EXTENDS TO 15N120W PRODUCING MODERATE TRADES WHICH SHOULD WEAKEN AS LOW PRES W DRIFT EASES GRADIENT. MODERATE N SWELL MIGHT LINGER N OF 25N AFTER TRADES DIMINISH. CROSS EQUATORIAL SW WIND AND LARGE SWELLS AFFECTING WATERS S OF 10N W OF 100W SPREADING E TO 90W WITHIN 48 HRS. STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSING GULF OF MEXICO TODAY LIKELY PRODUCE SMODERATE N WIND ACROSS GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 24-36 HRS. $$ FERNANDO