000 AXPZ20 KNHC 072153 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC WED MAR 07 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 2045 UTC. ...ITCZ...AXIS ALONG 2N79W 6N87W 3N104W 5N115W 3N137W 3N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 91W TO 102W AND FROM 110W TO 114W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N120W TO 8N134W. SW FLOW E OF TROUGH AXIS WITH A 90 KT JET WITH EXTENSIVE MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL MEXICO UNTO S TIP OF TEXAS AND GULF OF MEXICO WHERE HEALTHY HIGH PRES RIDGE CURTAILS DEVELOPMENT. WINDSAND SEAS OVER GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC SUBSIDING QUICKLY TO E BELOW GALE AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 20 KTS. GULFS OF PANAMA AND PAPAGAYO SHOULD START DIMINISHING WITHIN NEXT 24 HRS AS CARIBBEAN BASIN GRADIENT RELAXES. $$ WALLY BARNES