000 AXPZ20 KNHC 270514 CCA TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC MON NOV 27 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0245 UTC. ...ITCZ... AXIS ALONG...6N77W 4N94W 8N115W 10N129W 9N140W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE WITHIN 90/120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N110W TO 7N121W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ARE WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 110W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS... STRONG LONGWAVE TROUGH IS NORTH OF 18N FROM 108W TO 130W WITH DRY UPPER AIR AND STRONG SUBSIDENCE FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 113W TO 130W. UPPER RIDGE IS FROM THE TROPICS TO N OF 32N W OF 130W WITH THE RIDGE AXIS W OF 140W. LOWER LEVELS... RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS THROUGH 32N138W ESE TO NEAR 22N116W WITH A COLD FRONT REMAINING NORTH OF THE REGION. WINDS THROUGH TEHUANTEPEC HAVE BEGUN TO WEAKEN TO 20 KT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. $$ RRG