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AXPZ20 KNHC 221540
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC SUN JUN 22 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.

...TROPICAL WAVE...

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 112W FROM 7N TO 15N IS MOVING W 10-15 KT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE WAVE AXIS FROM 10N TO 14N. 

...ITCZ...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS CENTERED ALONG 06N77W TO 
09N100W TO 11N112W AND THEN FROM 09N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED N OF 03N E OF 81W AND WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A 06N81W TO 03N92W LINE. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS LOCATED FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
106W AND 110W AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 11N124W TO 
08N130W LINE. 

...DISCUSSION...

W OF 105W...
A MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS LOCATED N OF ABOUT 20N W OF 128W 
WITH THE AXIS ORIENTED ALONG 135W. THE TROUGH IS MOVING SLOWLY  
E. A BAND OF WESTERLIES ALOFT CUTS THROUGH THE BASE OF THE 
TROUGH ALONG 22N W OF 130W. FURTHER DOWNSTREAM BROAD RIDGING 
ALOFT IS LOCATED N OF ABOUT 22N E OF 128W. A WEAK MIDDLE/UPPER 
LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS CENTERED IN THE VICINITY OF 
18N118W AND MOVING W 10 KT. MOSTLY WEAK EASTERLIES ALOFT COVER 
THE TROPICS S OF 10N. AT THE SURFACE A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 
17N121W TO 12N123W TO 08N129W AND IS MOVING W 10 KT. A WEAK 1012 
MB LOW IS ATTACHED TO THE TROUGH NEAR 14N122W. WITHIN 180 NM NW 
OF THE TROUGH WINDS ARE NE TO 20 KT AND SEAS TO 8 FT. THE TROUGH 
WILL MOVE W ABOUT 15 KT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

E OF 105W...
OVER THE E PART OF THE DISCUSSION AREA LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL 
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT COVER THE DEEP TROPICS S OF ABOUT 
11N. AT THE SURFACE NE WINDS TO 20 KT ARE LOCATED OVER THE 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT TWO 
DAYS. S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 90W WINDS ARE S TO SW TO 20 KT AS 
INDICATED BY A 1130Z QUIKSCAT PASS. 

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