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AXPZ20 KNHC 020317
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC MON JUN 02 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 IS ALONG THE LINE...06N77W TO 
06N105W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 75 NM OF THE POINT 10N85.5W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITH ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 100 NM OF THE 
POINT 14N94W.

...DISCUSSION...
TROUGH IS NORTHWEST OF LINE 32N122W TO 24N130W TO 20N140W. AN 
AREA OF BROKEN MIDDLE CLOUDS IS FROM 25N TO 30N FROM 118W TO 
128W. OTHERWISE LITTLE WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. 

DIFLUENT RIDGE IS OVER THE AREA NORTH OF THE ITCZ EAST OF 105W 
TO 90W. THIS SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW 
FROM ARTHUR.

ANOTHER AREA 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 TO OVERCAST 
STRATOCUMULUS IN THE LOWER LEVELS NORTH OF 20N TO 30N FROM 116W 
TO 128W. 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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