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AXPZ20 KNHC 290924
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 UTC THU NOV 27 2008

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

BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
0900 UTC.

...ITCZ...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ALONG THE LINE...08N78W TO 
06N90W TO 06N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITH ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 75 NM OF THE POINT 11N130W.  

...DISCUSSION...
DEEP LAYER TROUGH IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE TEXAS BIG BEND 
REGION NEAR 30N102W TO THE SOUTH TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 
BEYOND 21N140W. THE AREA IS MOSTLY DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN THE 
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS IN 
THE LOWER LEVELS. WITHIN 400 NM SE OF THE LINE A PLUME OF MIDDLE 
AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WITH BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS IS ADVECTING 
EAST NORTHEAST OVER MEXICO. A LARGE AREA OF MULTI LAYER OVERCAST 
CLOUDS IS SOUTH OF THE TOUGH TO 15N FROM 112W TO 128W.

REMAINDER OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS DOMINATED BY BROAD 
ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.

THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20N106W TO THE EQUATOR NEAR 
133W IS DRY AND CLOUD FREE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS EXCEPT 
FOR MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FROM WIDELY SCATTERED 
CONVECTION NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST NORTH OF 05N EAST OF 
90W. 

AT THE SURFACE MODERATE RIDGE IS NORTH OF 13N WEST OF 112W. 
ELSEWHERE A BROAD TROUGH IS ANALYZED.

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