000 AXPZ20 KNHC 150330 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2205 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2100 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 7N77W 9N100W 12N108W 6N121W 6N 135 5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 180 NM WIDE 104W TO 110W. SCATTERED STRONG 240 NM WIDE 1121W TO 120W. SCATTERED STRONG 180 NM WIDE 128W TO 1312W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 40 NM WIDE 137W TO 140W. ...DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS... GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW OVER THE AREA N OF 20N. A LARGE AREA OF MOISTURE IS BEING ADVECTED INTO MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST U.S. SEVERAL MINOR PERTURBATIONS ARE NOTED IN THE WESTERLIES WHICH RANGE FROM 45 TO TO 60 KT. ELSEWHERE DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A WEAK RIDGE IS ALONG 10N E OF 100W. LOW LEVELS... A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 32N134W TO 20N113W. FROM 8N TO 13N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 126W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. $$ CFET