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AXPZ20 KNHC 072122
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC SAT APR 07 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...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N78W 8N100W 7N110W 4N120W 2N140W. 
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 5N TO 8N  85W TO 90W. SCATTERED STRONG 180 
NM WIDE 96W TO 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 120 NM WIDE 
112W TO 130W.

...DISCUSSION...

THE MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N107W TO 18N 130W MOVING E 
20 KT. A 300 NM WIDE BAND OF50-60 KT WINDS EXTENDS 17N126W TO 
BEYOND 19N102W. SINKING DRY AIR IS NOTED ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS 
TRANSLATING EWD.
GAP WINDS... WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ARE IN THE RANGE 
20-30 KT DIMINISHING BY 12 HOURS.PAPAGAYO WINDS MAY BRIEFLY 
INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING DUE TO THE WIND REGIME 
ACROSS COSTA RICA ENHANCED BY SLIGHT TIGHTENING OF THE GRADIENT 
AND INTERACTING UPON THE LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY.

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TORRES-SUAREZ