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AXPZ20 KNHC 261505
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC SUN NOV 26 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 
1500 UTC.

...ITCZ...

AXIS ALONG...4N77W 6N105W 8N115W 8N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN AREA FROM 7.5N TO 10N 
FROM 109W TO 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 100 
NM OF THE POINT 7.4N135.4W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG LONGWAVE TROUGH IS NORTH OF A LINE THROUGH 32N110W 
20N120W 20N137W TO BEYOND 24N140W.  THE ATMOSPHERE IS DRY AND 
CLOUD FREE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS WITH STRONG UPPER 
LEVEL SUBSIDENCE IN THE AREA FROM TO TROUGH TO 26N EAST OF 135W. 
THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS ANALYZED AS A 
WEAK RIDGE OR A NEARLY FLAT PRESSURE PATTERN.

THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS ARE ALSO VERY DRY IN THE AREA NORTH 
OF THE ITCZ EAST OF 110W WITH STRONG IMPLIED UPPER LEVEL 
SUBSIDENCE.

SCATTERED TO BROKEN UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS ARE FOUND SOUTH OF 20N 
WEST OF 110W.

LOWER LEVELS...
MODERATE RIDGE IS NORTH OF 15N WEST OF 117W.  ELSEWHERE BROAD 
TROUGH IS ANALYZED.

WINDS THROUGH TEHUANTEPEC CONTINUE IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE WILL 
THEN DECREASE SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

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