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AXPZ20 KNHC 040248
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC WED APR 04 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...5N77W 6N100W 4N120W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 120 NM WIDE FROM 86W TO 
95W.

...DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 32N122W TO 8N141W. A  TROUGH 
FROM 32N106W TO 10N109W. ANOTHER RIDGE IS E OF 110W INTO 
CENTRAL/S AMERICA. LARGE GLOBS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ARE E OF 
130W N OF 15N MOVING INTO MEXICO...AND E OF 100W. THE REST OF 
THE AREA IS UNDER DRY AIR CONDITIONS. A DEEP TROUGH W OF THE 
AREA WILL SHOW ITS EFFECTS OVER THE NEX 24 HRS.

LOW LEVELS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WITH AXIS FROM 32N126W TO 17N108W. 
BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATUS AND STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS WITHIN THE 
RIDGE N OF 15N W OF 120W. A TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA.

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TORRES