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AXPZ20 KNHC 012158
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC THU MAR 01 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...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 5N77W 4N101W 5N120W 4N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS FROM 82W AND 100W.  


UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA. PORTIONS W OF 120W ARE UNDER 
EXTENSIVE SUBSIDING DRY AIR. STRONG SW TOW WINDS AT 125 TO 150 
KT HAVE BEEN NOTED OVER AREAS N OF 27N..WITH THE MAIN CORE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE 28N140W 31N128W 31N112W INTO MEXICO. 
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 10N84W TO 6N91W.

LOWER LEVELS...
A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 32N130W TO 14N108W DOMINATES THE 
AREA. SW OF THE RIDGE TO 6N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. NE OF RIDGE NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

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