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AXPZ20 KNHC 080244
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC SUN APR 08 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 AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N78W 8N100W 7N110W 4N120W 2N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 6N TO 8N  83W TO 87W. 
SCATTERED STRONG 180 NM WIDE 96W TO 112W. 

...DISCUSSION...

A MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N104W TO 18N120W MOVING E 
20-30 KT. A 300 NM WIDE BAND OF 50-60 KT WINDS EXTENDS ALONG 
LINE 17N126W TO BEYOND 19N100W. SINKING DRY AIR IS NOTED ALONG 
THE TROUGH AXIS TRANSLATING EWD.

A 1020 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 25N135W HAS A RIDGE TO 16N112W.

GAP WINDS... WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ARE IN THE RANGE 
20-25 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