Now along 37W, Convection pushing north
Posted by JAC on 6/3/2009, 3:09 pm
 TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 205 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 A TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 37W S OF 15N MOVING W NEAR 12 KT. AN EARLIER MORNING SCATTEROMETER PASS AND METEOSAT-9 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WAVE WITH CYCLONIC TURNING OF THE WIND AND CLOUD FIELD ALONG THE WAVE AXIS. THIS WAVE ALSO SHOWS UP VERY WELL AS A DEEP LAYER MOISTURE MAXIMUM ON THE PRECIPITABLE WATER PRODUCT FROM CIMSS THAT REACHES TO NEAR 18N. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 4N-8N BETWEEN 35W-39W. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1025 AM AST WED JUN 3 2009 SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WEST SOUTHWESTWARD JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH (TUTT) EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC SOUTHWARD TO THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN AND CONTINUING SOUTHWARD TO THE THE NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA WILL LIFT EAST NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE WEAKENING. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS MORNING DEPICTED AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE AT AROUND 36W MOVING WESTWARD AT AROUND 15 KNOTS. |
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An interesting Tropical Wave in the mid-Atlantic - JAC, 6/2/2009, 7:31 am
- Intensifying with UL CCW turning - JAC, 6/3/2009, 7:22 am
- GFS keeps it alive into the Bahamas - JAC, 6/2/2009, 1:05 pm
- Re: GFS keeps it alive into the Bahamas - ricksterpr, 6/2/2009, 1:53 pm
- Somebody at NOAA is watching in San Juan - JAC, 6/2/2009, 3:04 pm
- Re: Somebody at NOAA is watching in San Juan - ricksterpr, 6/2/2009, 7:50 pm
- Somebody at NOAA is watching in San Juan - JAC, 6/2/2009, 3:04 pm
- Re: GFS keeps it alive into the Bahamas - ricksterpr, 6/2/2009, 1:53 pm
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