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AXPZ20 KNHC 230249
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0405 UTC MON JUN 23 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.

...TROPICAL WAVE...

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 115W FROM 7N TO 15N IS MOVING W 10-15 
KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 180 
NM E OF THE WAVE AXIS FROM 10N TO 14N. 

...ITCZ...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS CENTERED ALONG 09N78W TO 
06N91W TO 10N104W TO 07N117W TO 12N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
107W AND 113W...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 127W AND 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO 
10N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W.

...DISCUSSION...

W OF 105W...
A MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS LOCATED N OF ABOUT 22N W OF 128W 
WITH THE AXIS ORIENTED ALONG 134W. THE TROUGH IS DRIFTING TO THE 
NE. 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 
18N119W AND MOVING W 10 KT. MOSTLY WEAK EASTERLIES ALOFT COVER 
THE TROPICS S OF 10N. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 
15N127W TO 08N133W AND IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WEAK AREA OF LOW 
PRES ATTACHED TO THE TROUGH HAS DISSIPATED. WINDS ARE NE TO 20 
KT AND SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 10N TO 15N W OF THE TROUGH TO 140W. 
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 AN 0006 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATED NE WINDS 
OF 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. CONDITIONS WILL 
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 

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COBB