000 AXPZ20 KNHC 182056 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC SUN MAR 18 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 1500 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ 3N78W 5N90W 3N105W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 60 NM WIDE 95W TO 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 1305W TO 138W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS.. MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N134W TO A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR 29N136W TO 24N140W. BROAD UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW IS N OF 10N E OF 130W INTO MEXICO...WITH A MID LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 17N106W. THE N PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER MEXICO IS BEING FLATTENED BY A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN MEXICAN STATE OF CHIHUAHUA. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND CROSSING THE RIO GRANDE INTO W TEXAS. LOWER LEVELS... SURFACE RIDGE IS ALONG 32N132 TO 15N111W. N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 5N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. $$ DGS 000 AXPZ20 KNHC 182056 RRA TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 UTC SUN MAR 18 2007 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...RADAR...AND METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS. BASED ON 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ 3N78W 5N90W 3N105W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 60 NM WIDE 95W TO 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM WIDE 1305W TO 138W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS.. MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 32N134W TO A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR 29N136W TO 24N140W. BROAD UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW IS N OF 10N E OF 130W INTO MEXICO...WITH A MID LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR 17N106W. THE N PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER MEXICO IS BEING FLATTENED BY A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN MEXICAN STATE OF CHIHUAHUA. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND CROSSING THE RIO GRANDE INTO W TEXAS. LOWER LEVELS... SURFACE RIDGE IS ALONG 32N132 TO 15N111W. N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 5N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. $$ DGS