000 AXNT20 KNHC 081140 TWDAT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 705 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR NORTH AMERICA...CENTRAL AMERICA...GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA...NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA...AND ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE AFRICAN COAST FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...AND RADAR. BASED ON THE 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1115 UTC. ...THE ITCZ... FROM THE SIERRA LEONE/LIBERIA BORDER ALONG THE COAST NEAR 7N11W TO 6N26W 6N34W TO 7N31W TO 3N43W TO THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COAST OF BRAZIL NEAR 2N51W. ISOLATED MODERATE SHOWERS FROM 2N TO 5N BETWEEN 23W AND 31W...AND FROM THE EQUATOR TO 2N BETWEEN THE PRIME MERIDIAN AND 3W. ...DISCUSSION... THE GULF OF MEXICO... A SHALLOW COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WATERS TO 25N94W TO THE MEXICO COAST NEAR 20N...CURVING TO 22N101W. A STATIONARY FRONT CONTINUES FROM 22N101W TO 30N108W IN NORTHERN MEXICO. BROAD UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS BEING PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA BY THE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW. GALE-FORCE WINDS COVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE FRONT AND TO THE WEST OF 93W. A NARROW SURFACE RIDGE GOES FROM 27N100W IN MEXICO TO THE NORTHERN ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC. THE CARIBBEAN SEA... LARGE-SCALE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW COVERS THE AREA. A SURFACE-TO-LOW LEVEL INVERTED TROUGH GOES FROM 21N82W TO THE HONDURAS COAST NEAR 16N84W. A REMNANT CLOUD LINE CONTINUES FROM 20N63W INTO THE MONA PASSAGE TO 17N70W 15N80W TO COASTAL NICARAGUA NEAR 13N84W. A BROAD SURFACE-TO-LOW LEVEL INVERTED TROUGH CURVES FROM 15N76W TO 12N79W TO COASTAL PANAMA NEAR 9N80W. A SECOND REMNANT CLOUD LINE CONTINUES THROUGH THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO 16N67W AND 13N73W. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT PASSES THROUGH 32N49W TO 25N63W IS SUPPORTING THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSES THROUGH 32N57W TO 31N59W. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANIES THIS FRONT. SURFACE ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE AREA FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 60W AND FLORIDA AROUND A 1021 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT IS NEAR 27N74W. A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH 32N41W IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN TO 26N50W TO 20N63W. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANIES THIS FRONT. SURFACE ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE AREA FROM 14N TO 30N BETWEEN AFRICA AND 45W AROUND A 1021 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT IS NEAR 27N27W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE. $$ MT