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AXPZ20 KNHC 180303
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC FRI MAY 18 2007

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM 
THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. 

BASED ON 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0230 UTC.

...ITCZ...
ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 6N77W 9N93W 11N120W 5N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG  WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
78W AND 86W SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 6N TO 9N BETWEEN 110W AND 
118W.

...DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
SW WINDS NEAR 50 TO 60 KT ARE N OF 17N W OF 117W. EXTNSIVE 
MOISTURE IS BEING ADVECTED INTO MEXICO AND AREASS OF 27N W OF 
100W.SINKING  DRY AIR IS N OF 27N E OF 127W.

LOW LEVELS...
A NEARLY STATIONARY 1025 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 31N135W DOMINATES 
THE AREA. A GALE WARNING IS OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. WINDS 
ARE N 25 TO 35 KT AND WILL REMAIN FOR SOME TIME.  ELSEWHERE NE 
TO E TRADES PREDOMINATE.

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