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AXPZ20 KNHC 030914
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC MON MAR 03 2008

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 
0845 UTC.
 
...ITCZ...
THE ITCZ AXIS IS ALONG THE LINE...3N77W 5N105W 7N130W 6N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 
NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 130W TO 136W.

...DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...
TROUGH COVERS THE AREA EAST OF LINE 32N130W 15N135W TO THE ITCZ 
NEAR 130W AND WEST OF THE LINE FROM THE ITCZ NEAR 120W TO 
13N120W TO BEYOND 25N98W.  THE AREA IS DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN THE 
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS.  THE LOWER LEVELS ARE COVERED IN 
OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS WEST OF 115W.  MIDDLE AND UPPER 
LEVEL MOISTURE AND SOME BROKEN MULTI LEVEL CLOUDS ARE FLOWING 
NORTHEAST FROM THE ITCZ TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE TROUGH AND WEST 
OF 97W.

REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.

THE AREA FROM 80W TO 95W IS DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN THE MIDDLE AND 
UPPER LEVELS. EXCEPT FOR SOME AREAS IN THE ITCZ THIS AREA IS 
ALSO CLEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS.

SURFACE...
MODERATE RIDGE IS NORTH OF 12N W OF 112W.  ELSEWHERE BROAD 
TROUGH IS ANALYZED.
 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH 
TUE.

GAP WINDS...
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT THROUGH 
TUESDAY.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...LATE TUESDAY N WINDS UP TO GALE FORCE.

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