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AXPZ20 KNHC 090230
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC FRI MAR 09 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 32N119W TO 8N132W. SW WIND 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.

WINDS AND 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.

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WALLY BARNES