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AXPZ20 KNHC 300314
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC SAT SEP 30 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 
0230 UTC.

ITCZ...
AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N78W 8N100W 9N110W 12N130W 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 180 NM WIDE 78W TO 94W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION 120 NM WIDE 100W TO 110W.

TROPICAL WAVES/LOWS...
A TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 91W N OF 3N MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED 
CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND ALONG THE ITCZ.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...
A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 5N101W IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE BROAD 
CIRCULATION WITH THIS SYSTEM EXTENDS INTO THE DEEP TROPICS BELOW 
THE EQUATOR. A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MEXICO TO 20N110W AND 
10N118W. ANOTHER RIDGE COVERS THE AREA E OF 90W INTO SOUTH 
AMERICA. A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 6N135W IS DRIFTING W. 
STRONG  SOUTH WESTERLIES ARE N OF 20N W OF 120W. A SHORTWAVE 
TROUGH IS ALONG THE BAJA COAST DRIFTING E. DRY AIR IS ELSEWHERE 
N OF 5N.

SURFACE...
BROAD HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REST OF THE AREA. 


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