000 AXPZ20 KNHC 262127 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...ITCZ... AXIS ALONG...5N77W 4N98W 10N127W 9N140W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ARE WITHIN AREA FROM 5N TO 11N FROM 103W TO 118W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF THE AXIS FROM 125W TO 140W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS... STRONG LONGWAVE TROUGH IS NORTH OF 18N FROM 110W TO 140W WITH DRY UPPER AIR AND STRONG SUBSIDENCE FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 114W TO 135W. THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS ANALYZED AS A WEAK RIDGE OR A NEARLY FLAT PRESSURE PATTERN. SCATTERED TO BROKEN MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS ARE FOUND SOUTH OF 20N WEST OF 110W. LOWER LEVELS... RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS THROUGH 32N140W ESE TO NEAR 21N112W WITH A COLD FRONT WELL NORTH OF THE REGION. THIS FRONT IS PRODUCING OVERCAST CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS APPROACHING THE AREA N OF 31N WEST OF 123W. WINDS THROUGH TEHUANTEPEC CONTINUE IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE WILL THEN DECREASE SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ PAW