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AXPZ20 KNHC 060347
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC SUN JAN 06 2008

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 0300 UTC.
 
...ITCZ...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...ALONG 5N78W 2N92W 5N110W 8N125W 
7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 6N112W 10N132W LINE AND WITHIN A 
90 NM RADIUS OF 12N124W.

...DISCUSSION...

N OF 22N...
THE SOUTHERN END OF A BROAD MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER AND 
OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES COVERS THE AREA N OF 25N 
E OF 130W WITH THE TROUGH AXIS ALONG 122W. A STRONG WESTERLY JET 
STREAM IS LOCATED N OF 30N E OF 140W. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY FROM 
GOES-11 INDICATES STRONG SUBSIDENCE FROM 22N TO 30N W OF 120W. 
AT THE SURFACE N OF 25N NORTHERLY SWELLS FROM A MAJOR STORM 
SYSTEM N OF THE DISCUSSION AREA ARE AS HIGH AS 24 FEET.

S OF 22N...
WESTERLIES ALOFT ARE LOCATED ABOUT EIGHT DEGREES S OF A LINE 
FROM NEAR 17N125W TO 20N120W TO THE MEXICAN COAST AT 21N. 
SATELLITE CLOUD DRIFT WINDS IN THIS AREA ARE IN THE 45 TO 55 
KNOT RANGE. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED 
IN THE VICINITY OF 11N139W...DRIFTING W. ANOTHER BRANCH OF 
WESTERLIES ALOFT IS LOCATED FROM THE EQUATOR TO 5N W OF ABOUT 
115W WITH WIND SPEEDS MEASURING IN THE 60 TO 70 KNOT RANGE. 
STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALOFT IS LOCATED E OF 100W TO THE CENTRAL AND 
SOUTH AMERICA COASTLINES. SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE LOCATED E OF 
95W. AT THE SURFACE NE SWELLS UP TO 12 FEET ARE LOCATED S OF 
ABOUT 15N TO THE EQUATOR BETWEEN 93W AND 115W.

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