000 AXNT20 KNHC 251011 TWDAT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 805 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2014 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...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...RADAR...AND METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS. BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 1000 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS WITH AXIS EXTENDING FROM 17N24W TO 10N25W MOVING W AT 15 KT. METEOSAT SAL TRACKING IMAGERY INDICATE THE WAVE CONTINUES EMBEDDED IN THE DRY SAHARAN AIRMASS WHICH IS INHIBITING CONVECTION AT THE TIME. TROPICAL WAVE IS EMBEDDED IN THE ITCZ WITH AXIS EXTENDING FROM 13N50W TO 4N51W MOVING W AT 15-20 KT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IN THE WAVE ENVIRONMENT IS SUPPORTING SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 7N-11N BETWEEN 47W- 57W. TROPICAL WAVE IS ON THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH AXIS EXTENDING FROM 19N67W TO 12N71W MOVING W AT 20-25 KT DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. MODERATE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IS NOTED IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WAVE ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS ENHANCING ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N BETWEEN 62W-70W...INCLUDING COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ELSEWHERE...DRY AIR AND STRONG DEEP LAYER ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR HINDER CONVECTION. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF WEST AFRICA NEAR 12N16W TO 9N27W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 9N28W AND THEN CONTINUES ALONG 8N39W TO 9N49W. IT THEN RESUMES W OF A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 8N52W TO 8N59W. BESIDES THE CONVECTION MENTIONED ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES...SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE FROM 7N-12N E OF 16W AND FROM 9N-13N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE FROM 7N-10N BETWEEN 20W-32W. ...DISCUSSION... GULF OF MEXICO... MODERATE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN BEING ADVECTED FROM THE CARIBBEAN. HOWEVER...MIDDLE-LEVEL AND SURFACE RIDGING ARE SUPPORTING STABILITY AND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES BASIN- WIDE. REMNANT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BEING ENHANCED BY A REGION OF DIFFLUENCE IN THE UPPER LEVELS ARE S OF 28N BETWEEN 81W-86W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE S OF 21N E OF 95W ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 21N90W TO 17N93W. OTHERWISE...VARIABLE WINDS OF 5-10 KT ARE ACROSS THE BASIN. SURFACE RIDGING AND FAIR WEATHER IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. CARIBBEAN SEA... A REGION OF UPPER-LEVEL DIFFLUENCE IS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BASIN WHICH ALONG MODERATE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N-19N BETWEEN 79W-83W. A SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT ALOFT IS OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN ALONG WITH DEEP LAYER MOISTURE SUPPORTING A SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 10N-14N BETWEEN 57W-65W. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. SEE TROPICAL WAVE SECTION FOR DETAILS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLC BASIN IS SUPPORTING A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO SUPPORT TRADES OF 20-25 KT S OF HISPANIOLA BETWEEN 66W-80W. THE TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA BY SAT MORNING WHILE A NEW WAVE ENTERS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. ...HISPANIOLA... FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILS OVER HAITI AND WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS EXPERIENCING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AS A TROPICAL WAVE STARTS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLAND. THE WAVE IS FORECAST TO EXIT HAITI BY SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING BEING IGNITED BY DAYTIME HEATING. ATLANTIC OCEAN... EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 63W-68W BEING ENHANCED BY MODERATE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND A MID-LEVEL TROUGH...THE REMAINDER BASIN IS FAIRLY DRY AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED BY A 1025 MB HIGH NEAR 29N52W. THESE TWO FACTORS SUPPORTS FAIR WEATHER ELSEWHERE IN THE BASIN. OVER THE E ATLC...A MID-LEVEL LOW N OF THE AREA EXTENDS A TROUGH WITH A BASE JUST N OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THIS CYCLONIC CIRCULATION AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH SUPPORT A COLD FRONT ANALYZED FROM 30N37W TO 30N43W WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 20 NM AHEAD OF IT. OTHERWISE...SEE ABOVE THE TROPICAL WAVES SECTION. SURFACE RIDGING WILL DOMINATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ATLC. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO SINK INTO THE EASTERN ATLC SUN AND MON WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ NR