000 AXPZ20 KNHC 241506 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1205 UTC FRI NOV 24 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1445 UTC. ...ITCZ... AXIS ALONG 4N77W 5N105W 8N120W 5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 77W TO 100W AND 120 NM WIDE 108W TO 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 60 NM WIDE 130W TO 133W. ...DISCUSSION... MAINLY ZONAL FLOW IN AREA N OF 20N. A STRONG JET IS PUMPING MOISTURE INTO THE WRN US AND MEXICO IN A 360 NM WIDE BAND ALONG LINE 29N112W 25N130W AND 23N140W. AN UPPER TROUGH N OF THE AREA W OF 130W WILL PROBABLY MOVE INTO THE AREA NEXT 24 HR. A LARGE RIDGE COVERS THE REST OF THE AREA S OF 20N W OF 100W. A DEFORMATION ZONE BETWEEN 90W AND 100W IS NEAR STATIONARY. A SECOND RIDGE EXTENDS E OF 90W INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ TORRES-SUAREZ