000 AXPZ20 KNHC 140332 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC MON MAY 14 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... ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N77W 9N110W 6N130W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 180 NM WIDE 112W TO 112W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS... A SHORTWAVE TROUGH FROM 32N117W TO 23N118W IS MOVING E 20-25 KT. THE REST OF THE AREA N OF 18N IS UNDER ZONAL FLOW. WEAK UPPER WINDS ARE S OF 18N. A WEAK RIDGE IS E OF 110W. LOW LEVELS... A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 32N130W TO 20N127W. N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 8N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 21N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ TORRES