000 AXPZ20 KNHC 140939 TWDEP TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 UTC WED NOV 14 2007 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0900 UTC. ...ITCZ... ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG AXIS 9N83W 7N95W 9N125W 8N140W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 8N-13N BETWEEN 113W-132W. ...DISCUSSION... DISTINCTIVE UPPER CYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR 26N118W...SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE NEAR 29N134W AND ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA ACROSS S MEXICO. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRES 1014 MB IS CENTERED BENEATH THE UPPER FEATURE NEAR 25N117W WITH WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING TO 20N119W. QUIKSCAT AND ASCAT DATA ALSO SHOW BROAD AREA OF NELY TRADES ON THE S PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH PRES...GENERALLY W OF 125W BETWEEN 10N AND 25N. FURTHER E...STRONG GAP WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. THIS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY WED...BUT INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE BY THU IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. ENHANCED ELY FLOW OVER THE CARIBBEAN WILL ALSO INITIATE FRESH WINDS OVER THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO BY 12 HOURS BUT WILL DIMINISH BY FRI. THUS... CONVECTION CONTINUES ALONG THE W PORTION OF THE ITCZ AS DESCRIBED ABOVE...ENHANCED BY UPPER OUTFLOW BETWEEN THE UPPER LOW OFF BAJA AND THE UPPER RIDGE TO ITS WEST. $$ WALLACE