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AXPZ20 KNHC 092159
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC TUE JAN 09 2007

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...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N78W 1N90W 8N110W 6N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 100 NM N OF AXIS FROM 
102W TO 107W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR
A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS DEVELOPING NEAR 22N127W AND TRACKING 
NE. A 300NM WIDE BAND OF TROPICAL MOISTURE EXTENDS FROM 18N128W 
TO 32N132W AND IS BEING ADVECTED RAPIDLY NEWD. A RIDGE WITH AXIS 
FROM 32N124W TO 12N109W IS DRIFTING NE. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM CENTRAL MEXICO AT 24N100W TO 14N100W  MOVING E.
SINKING DRY AIR IS IN AREAS BETWEEN 110W AND 125W. EXTENSIVE 
MOISTURE IS E OF 110W.

SURFACE
A BROAD RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA W OF 120W WITH MODERATE 
EASTERLY WINDS. A STORM WARNING EVENT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC. IT WILL CONTINUE FOR 24 HOURS WHEN WINDS 
DROP TO GALE FORCE. 
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TORRES