000 AXPZ20 KNHC 120243 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC MON MAR 12 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 0245 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ 5N78W 2N100W 5N110W 3N140W. NO SIG CONVECTION. ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N105W TO 16N125W. A MID/UPR VORTEX HAS FORMED NEAR 21N116W AND IS DRIFTING NE...AND THE TROUGH IS BEGINNING TO MOVE ENE. STRONG SW WINDS ARE WITHIN 300 NM SE OF THE TROUGH EXTENSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IS BEING PUMPED NE INTO MEXICO. AN UPPER ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 2N 103W. A SURFACE HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 34N130W WITH BROAD HIGH PRES DOMINATING THE DISCUSSION AREA N OF THE ITCZ. N OF 25N W OF 135W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 2N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.... N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FET