000 AXNT20 KNHC 222333 TWDAT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 805 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2015 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 1800 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2330 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE ZONE OF AGADIR ALONG THE COAST OF MOROCCO...AND FOR ZONE CANARIAS IN BETWEEN THE ISLANDS. BEAUFORT 7 OR 32KT-38KT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THESE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE CAUSED BY THE TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1037 MB HIGH OVER THE AZORES AND A SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER MOROCCO. ...TROPICAL WAVES... A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...EXTENDING FROM 09N26W TO 04N26W MOVING W AT 10-15 KT. SSMI TPW IMAGERY SHOWS ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AROUND THE WAVE SOUTH OF 08N. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 05N-08N BETWEEN 22W-31W. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS AFRICA INTO THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC NEAR 09N14W TO 06N23W. THE ITCZ BEGINS NEAR 06N27W AND CONTINUES THROUGH 06N40W TO THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA NEAR 02N51W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS ALONG THE COAST OF AFRICA FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 02W AND 08W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 03W AND 22W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 27W AND 47W. ...DISCUSSION... GULF OF MEXICO... A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BASIN FROM 29N95W TO 28N83W. SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. TO THE S...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FROM 24N95W TO 19N96W. ISOLATED SPOTTY CONVECTION IS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS BOUNDARY MAINLY W OF 94W. A WEAK SURFACE HIGH PREVAILS OVER THE E GULF CENTERED NEAR 26N87W. UPPER-LEVEL DIVERGENCE PREVAILS ACROSS THE FAR E PORTION OF THE GULF EXTENDING OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUPPORTING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PENINSULA AND THE KEYS. A LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW PREVAILS OVER MOST OF THE BASIN EXCEPT N OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHERE A LIGHT TO GENTLE FLOW IS OBSERVED IN SCATTEROMETER DATA N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W-93W. OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...EXPECT FOR THE FRONT AND THE SURFACE HIGH TO DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CARIBBEAN SEA... A BROAD SURFACE HIGH PREVAILS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E ATLANTIC EXTENDING S OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. AN UPPER-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTH AMERICA KEEPS A MOIST SW UPPER-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN. DAYTIME HEATING AND OROGRAPHIC LIFTING GENERATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES AFFECTING THEIR ADJACENT WATERS. A 1008 MB SURFACE LOW PREVAILS OVER N COLOMBIA SUPPORTING CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN MAINLY S OF 11N. LIGHT TO GENTLE TRADES WERE DEPICTED IN SCATTEROMETER DATA EXCEPT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W-80W. EXPECT A SIMILAR WEATHER REGIME OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...HISPANIOLA... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PREVAIL OVER THE ISLAND AS DAYTIME HEATING AND OROGRAPHIC LIFTING COMBINED WITH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ATLANTIC OCEAN... A 1002 MB LOW LOCATED N OF THE REGION EXTENDS ITS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SW ACROSS THE W ATLANTIC...ANALYZED AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N80W TO 31N75W. ISOLATED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN IS DOMINATED BY A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED BY A 1028 MB SURFACE HIGH CENTERED NEAR 33N49W AND A 1037 MB HIGH WITH CENTER N OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF MOROCCO BETWEEN THE AZORES HIGH AND A SURFACE LOW OVER N AFRICA. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ ERA