000 AXPZ20 KNHC 122215 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC SUN NOV 12 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 2145 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG...10N85W 11N95W 12N114W 7N122W 7N134W 6N140W. 1008 MB LOW IS EMBEDDED IN ITCZ NEAR 11N100W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS N OF LOW FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS FROM 114W TO 126W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS E OF 84W...AND W OF 137W. ...DISCUSSION... BROAD LONG WAVE DEEP LAYERED TROUGH COVERS AREA EXTENDS FROM 32N109W TO 15N125W THEN TO 22N140W. VERY DRY SUBSIDENT AIR MASS WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS WITH MODERATE SUBSIDENCE ELSEWHERE N OF AXIS. TROUGH FORCING UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE E...NOW CENTERED AT 16N89W...WITH WITH WEAK JET CORE ADVECTING TROPICAL MOISTURE DEBRIS NE INTO CENTRAL MEXICO AND S TEXAS. SECOND UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE 10N134W WITH RIDGE EXTENDING NW TO BEYOND 16N140W ENHANCING ITCZ CONVECTION W OF 130W. AT LOW LEVELS...1028 MB HIGH N OF AREA NEAR 33N129W. WEAK TROUGH IS W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA ALONG 29N114W 26N120W 26N126W WITH NO CONVECTION. BRISK TRADES W OF 120W FROM 10 TO 25N. SURFACE TROUGH IS S OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO THE ITCZ ALONG 22N107W 11N114W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 17N TO21N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W...AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W-115W. GAP WINDS...COLD FRONT OVER GULF OF MEXICO MOVING THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH BRISK N WINDS CROSSING INTO GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO EARLY MON NIGHT THEN WEAKENING WITHIN 48 HRS. SIMILAR E WINDS CROSS GULF OF PAPAGAYO THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING WITHIN NEXT 48 HRS. $$ FORMOSA