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AXPZ20 KNHC 100320
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC WED JAN 10 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0300 UTC.

...ITCZ...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N78W 1N90W 8N110W 6N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 100W TO 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
60 NM WIDE 135W TO 138W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR
A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 25N125W IS MOVING RAPIDLY NE AND 
INTENSFYING
AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE SW US. EXTENSIVE MOISTURE IS AHEAD OF 
THIS SYSTEM WITH AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED CONVECTION.  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 GALE WARNING EVENT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC. IT WILL CONTINUE FOR 24 O 36 HOURS WHEN THE WIND 
WILL START TO DROP. 
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TORRES