000 AXNT20 KNHC 280604 TWDAT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 105 AM EST FRI NOV 28 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 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0515 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... ...GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA/THE GULF OF HONDURAS... A COLD FRONT IS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA FROM 20N78W TO 19N81W THEN STATIONARY TO 16N86W. EXPECT GALE-FORCE NORTHWEST-TO-NORTH WINDS AND SEA HEIGHTS RANGING FROM 9 TO 14 FEET...IN THE AREA OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS...TO THE SOUTH OF 18N TO THE WEST OF THE FRONT TO 87W. THE GALE-FORCE WIND CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT 06 HOURS OR LESS. PLEASE READ THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST...MIAHSFAT2/ FZNT02 KNHC...AND THE OFFSHORE FORECAST...MIAOFFNT3/FZNT23 KNHC...FOR MORE DETAILS. ...THE ITCZ/THE MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH PASSES THROUGH COASTAL BORDER SECTIONS OF SIERRA LEONE AND GUINEA NEAR 9N13W...TO 8N19W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 8N19W TO 7N25W 7N31W AND 6N40W 5N47W...TO NORTHEASTERN COASTAL BRAZIL NEAR 3N51W. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 3N TO 7N BETWEEN 25W AND 49W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 4N TO 7N FROM 23W EASTWARD. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 3N TO 5N BETWEEN 1W AND 7W. ...DISCUSSION... ...FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN...ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA...INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA...INCLUDING THE REST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO... A DEEP LAYER TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR 32N74W...TO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. MIDDLE LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY-TO-WESTERLY WIND FLOW SPANS THE GULF OF MEXICO. UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY-TO-WESTERLY WIND FLOW COVERS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. COMPARATIVELY DRIER AIR IN SUBSIDENCE IS APPARENT IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...TO THE NORTH OF 23N80W 22N90W 23N98W. UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS MOVING FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...ACROSS MEXICO...INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO...VIA THE UPPER LEVEL WIND FLOW. STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ON THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN SIDE OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. A SURFACE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH OF TEXAS...INTO NORTHEASTERN MEXICO...IN THE MEXICO COASTAL PLAINS...INTO THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. PLEASE READ THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN HIGH SEAS FORECAST...MIAHSFEP2/FZPN03 KNHC...AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION... MIATWDEP/AXPZ20 KNHC...FOR MORE DETAILS. FOR THE OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM SITES THAT ARE TO THE NORTH OF 27N TO THE WEST OF 88W... LOW LEVEL CLOUD CEILINGS ARE BEING REPORTED AT...KIKT AND KIPN. LOW LEVEL CLOUD CEILINGS AND WEATHER...FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS OF THE U.S.A. FROM THE DEEP SOUTH OF TEXAS TO FLORIDA... BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WAS REPORTING VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS AND FOG AT 28/0411 UTC. THE VISIBILITY IS 7 MILES NOW. ...FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... A MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 28N61W CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER...TO 22N62W...TO 15N67W...TO 9N74W NEAR THE COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER. BROAD MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE CARIBBEAN SEA FROM 80W EASTWARD...AWAY FROM THE 17N85W ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER. CYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF VENEZUELA NEAR 11N62W TO 25N47W TO 28N42W BEYOND 32N42W. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 22N TO 32N BETWEEN 51W AND 59W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 43W AND 60W...AND FROM 20N NORTHWARD BETWEEN 44W AND 51W. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA... RAINSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE SOUTH OF 19N60W 16N70W... AND FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W. ...THE REST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA... A MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER IS NEAR 17N85W. MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW COVERS THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA FROM HONDURAS TO CUBA BETWEEN JAMAICA AND BELIZE/THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. A STATIONARY FRONT IS ALONG 19N81W 17N85W...INTO HONDURAS. THE 24-HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL IN INCHES FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AT 28/0000 UTC...ACCORDING TO THE PAN AMERICAN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLES...MIATPTPAN/SXCA01 KNHC...IS 0.09 IN CURACAO. THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 7N74W IN COLOMBIA...TO 9N80W IN PANAMA...BEYOND SOUTHERN COSTA RICA...INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...RAINSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FROM 12N SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 78W AND CENTRAL AMERICA. ...HISPANIOLA... MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW IS MOVING ACROSS HISPANIOLA...BEING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF A MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL ATLANTIC OCEAN-TO-CARIBBEAN SEA TROUGH. CLOUD CONDITIONS AND PREVAILING WEATHER FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...SCATTERED LOW LEVEL CLOUDS ARE IN SANTO DOMINGO. LOW LEVEL CLOUD CEILINGS...WITH SOME CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS...WERE IN SANTO DOMINGO FROM 27/2100 UTC UNTIL 28/0400 UTC. FEW LOW LEVEL CLOUDS ARE IN SANTIAGO AND PUERTO PLATA. THE GFS MODEL FORECAST FOR 250 MB SHOWS THAT NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW WITH AN EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TROUGH WILL REACH HISPANIOLA FOR 6 TO 12 HOURS. WESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CROSS HISPANIOLA FOR THE 48-HOUR FORECAST PERIOD...AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD. THE GFS MODEL FORECAST FOR 500 MB SHOWS THAT NORTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL REACH HISPANIOLA FOR THE FIRST 6 TO 12 HOURS. HISPANIOLA WILL END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TROUGH FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE GFS MODEL FORECAST FOR 700 MB SHOWS THAT NORTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL REACH HISPANIOLA FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 36 HOURS. HISPANIOLA WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIDGE TO THE WEST AND AN INVERTED TROUGH TO THE EAST. THE INVERTED TROUGH EVENTUALLY WILL MOVE WESTWARD AT THE 30 TO 36 HOUR TIME DURING THE 48-HOUR FORECAST PERIOD. ...THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN... A MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES THROUGH 32N11W TO THE WESTERN SAHARA NEAR 26N14W. MIDDLE LEVEL TO UPPER LEVEL NORTHERLY WIND FLOW COVERS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM 23N NORTHWARD FROM 32W EASTWARD. ONE SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM A 1026 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT IS NEAR 33N43W...TO 27N36W 23N30W 20N22W...AND INTO MAURITANIA NEAR 21N8W. SURFACE ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW IS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM 15N NORTHWARD BETWEEN AFRICA AND 57W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ MT