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AXPZ20 KNHC 130923
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC MON NOV 13 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0900 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG...6N77W 7N105W 10N115W 7N125W  
7N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN THE AREA FROM 
14.7N TO 16N FROM 100W TO 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
WITHIN 75 NM OF 7.5N107.7W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS FROM 118W TO 126W.

...DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS NORTH OF 18N FROM 110W TO 123W. 
THE AREA IS MOSTLY CLOUD FREE WITH A PRONOUNCED DRY AREA WEST OF 
120W IMPLYING UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE.

REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS UNDER BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.  DRY AND 
CLOUD FREE CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 
ATMOSPHERE 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE THROUGH 25N112W TO 
15N130W TO 18N140W.  

NORTH OF THE ITCZ AND EAST OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTH TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO THE ITCZ NEAR 130W THE ATMOSPHERE IS MOIST IN THE 
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS WITH AREAS OF MULTI LEVEL CLOUDS AND 
EMBEDDED AREAS OF CONVECTION.

SURFACE...
MODERATE RIDGE IS NORTH OF 15N WEST OF 114W.  ELSEWHERE BROAD 
TROUGH IS ANALYZED.
 
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FORMOSA LL