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AXPZ20 KNHC 241522
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC SAT FEB 24 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 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1500 UTC.

...ITCZ...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ALONG THE LINE 4N77W 5N105W 
6N140W. ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION IS ALONG THE ITCZ.

...DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS NORTH OF 26N.  ONLY SOME THIN 
BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS ARE NOTED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS WITH 
BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS IN THE LOWER LEVELS.

REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY WEAK ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.  
BROKEN TO OVERCAST HIGH CLOUDS ARE WEST OF 120W FROM 12N TO 26N.
THIS MOISTURE IS EMANATING FROM ITCZ CONVECTION LOCATED MAINLY 
WEST OF 140W. BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS ARE OBSERVED IN 
THE LOWER LEVELS IN THIS AREA.

THE AREA SOUTH OF 20N AND EAST OF 115W IS DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN 
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS AND ALSO ONLY ISOLATED CLOUDS IN THE 
LOWER LEVELS.

LOWER LEVELS...
MODERATE RIDGE IS NORTH OF 12N WEST OF 110W.  REMAINDER OF THE 
AREA IS ANALYZED AS A WEAK TROUGH.

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT ARE FORECAST IN THE 
SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE SEA OF CORTEZ.  THESE WINDS 
WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT IN 24 HOURS.

GAP WINDS OF 20 KT ARE FOUND IN BOTH THE GULF OF PANAMA AND 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGIONS.  THE GULF OF PANAMA WINDS WILL 
DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT IN 24 HOURS AND IN 36 HOURS IN THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO REGION.
 
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