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AXPZ20 KNHC 081535
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC TUE APR 08 2008

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

BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1500 UTC.

...ITCZ...

ITCZ AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 8N77W 8N94W 7N110W 3N125W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED FROM 5N 
TO 8N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
9N109W 7N117W LINE. 

...DISCUSSION...

W OF 105W...
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT COVER MOST OF THE AREA N OF 15N W OF 
105W. A SUBTROPICAL JET IS POSITIONED ALONG AN AXIS STRETCHING 
FROM 20N140W TO 26N130W INTO NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. SATELLITE 
CLOUD DRIFT WINDS INDICATE SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 60 KNOTS. A 
MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS ITS AXIS LOCATED OFF THE SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA COAST ALONG 119W N OF 30N. FURTHER SOUTH A MIDDLE/ 
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS ITS AXIS ORIENTED EAST-WEST ALONG 16N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 125W. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES STRONG 
SUBSIDENCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE SIX TO SEVEN DEGREES 
EITHER SIDE OF THE RIDGE AXIS. AT THE SURFACE TRADE WINDS TO 20 
KNOTS ARE LOCATED FROM 6N TO 22N W OF 122W. NORTHERLY 20 TO 25 
KNOT WINDS ARE LOCATED ALONG AND OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST. 

E OF 105W...
STRONG SUBSIDENCE COVERS THE EASTERN PART OF THE DISCUSSION 
AREA. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE LOCATED S OF ABOUT 6N AND 
LIGHT NE WINDS N OF ABOUT 8N. AT THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE 10 
KNOTS OR LESS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
  
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