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AXPZ20 KNHC 081002
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC SUN APR 8 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 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0900 UTC.

...ITCZ...
AXIS 6N77W 9N107W 3N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 6N TO 
10N BETWEEN 95W AND 116W. SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM 
OF AXIS E OF 80W.

...DISCUSSION...
A MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N105W SW TO 18N117W MOVING E 20-30 
KT. A 300 NM WIDE BAND OF 50-60 KT WINDS IS ALONG LINE FROM 17N126W 
TO 22N105W. SINKING DRY AIR NOTED ALONG TROUGH AXIS TRANSLATING EWD.

A 1022 MB SFC HIGH CENTERED NEAR 25N132W HAS A RIDGE TO 16N112W.

WINDS IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ARE BARELY ABOVE 20 KT BUT SEAS 
REMAIN HIGH. GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 20 KT 
THIS MORNING DUE TO THE WIND REGIME ACROSS COSTA RICA ENHANCED BY 
SLIGHT TIGHTENING OF GRADIENT AND INTERACTION WITH LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY.

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MUNDELL