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AXPZ20 KNHC 282134
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC WED FEB 28 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 
2000 UTC.

...ITCZ...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE...AXIS 7N77W 4N96W 9N120W 9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
90 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 135W.

...DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA. PORTIONDS W OF  W OF 115W ARE  
UNDER EXTENSIVE SUBSIDING DRY AIR. STRONG SW WINDS AT 125 TO 150 
KT HAVE BEEN NOTED OVER AREAS N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE TO THE E A 
LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL MOISTURE PREDOMINATES...COVERING MOST OF 
CENTRAL AMERICA S OF 22N. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL 
AMERICA NEAR 15N84W TO 10N92W.

LOWER LEVELS...
A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 30N130W TO 20N112W DOMINATES THE 
AREA. S OF THE RIDGE TO 6N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N. N OF RIDGE N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

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