000 AXPZ20 KNHC 080337 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC THU MAR 08 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 0230 UTC. ...ITCZ...2N79W 6N87W 3N104W 5N115W 3N137W 3N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N122W TO 8N133W. SW FLOW E OF TROUGH AXIS WITH A 90-100 KT JET WITH EXTENSIVE MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL MEXICO INTO TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. DEVELOPMENT. WINDS OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC HAVE DROPED TO ABOUT 20 KT. 20 KTBELOW 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