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AXPZ20 KNHC 012118
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2205 UTC SUN JUN 01 2008

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

BASED ON 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
2100 UTC.

...ITCZ...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ALONG THE LINE ...06N77W TO 
05N105W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE POINT 5.5N80W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 240 NM OF THE 
POINT 12N95W.

...DISCUSSION...
TROUGH IS NORTHWEST OF LINE 32N121W TO 25N130W TO 20N140W. A 
SMALL AREA OF OVERCAST CLOUDS IS FROM NORTH OF 28N FROM 125W TO 
1137W. OTHERWISE LITTLE WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. 

DIFLUENT RIDGE IS OVER THE AREA NORTH OF THE ITCZ EAST OF 105W. 
THIS SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW FROM 
ARTHUR.

ANOTHER AREAS OF UPPER DIFFLUENCE WITH MULTI LEVEL CLOUDS IS 
NORTH OF THE ITCZ EAST OF 86W.  

REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS UNDER BROAD ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION.
OTHER THAN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE THE AREA IS MOSTLY CLOUD 
FREE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS. BROKEN STRATOCUMULUS IN THE 
LOWER LEVELS IS NORTH OF 21N FROM 116W TO 126W. THERE ARE ONLY 
SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS ELSEWHERE.

WEAK RIDGE IS NORTH OF 12N WEST OF 115W ELSEWHERE BROAD TROUGH 
IS ANALYZED.

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