000 AXNT20 KNHC 250605 TWDAT Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 205 AM EDT Tue Jul 25 2017 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 0545 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... A far eastern Atlantic tropical wave has its axis along 19W from 16N to 06N, moving westward at 10-15 kt. This wave remains embedded within a very moist southwesterly wind flow regime associated with the monsoon trough that has becomes well established off the coast of Africa. Model guidance from the GFS indicates that broad 700 mb troughing exists over the area where the wave is located. Latest satellite imagery along with the Total Precipitable Water (TPW) imagery depict an increasing deep atmospheric moisture layer enveloping the wave. Scattered moderate isolated strong convection is increasing east of the wave within 30 nm of a line from 13.5N19W to the coast of Africa at 14N17W. Scattered moderate convection is within 30 nm either side of a line from 10N19W to 10N15W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are elsewhere east of the wave, and within 120 nm west of the wave from 10N-16N. A tropical wave has its axis extending from 15N30W to 09N31W to 03N31W, moving westward around 15 kt. This wave remains suppressed, convectively and structurally speaking, as it moves through a region of the Atlantic where a very stable environment is present, with the added factor of Saharan dry air and related dust as clearly seen on satellite imagery. The only portion of the wave that remains moist and unstable is that to the south of 09N and across the monsoon trough. Scattered moderate convection is within 180 nm either side of the wave from 06N-08N. A broad central Atlantic tropical wave has its axis extending from near 23N45W to 16N43W to 09N43W, moving westward at 10-15 kt. The wave lies under the eastern edge of 700 mb troughing. The wave remains obsolete of deep moisture, with the exception of the portion from 17N-23N between 44W-47W as seen in TPW imagery. Latest satellite imagery shows scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms within this area of moisture. An upper level low just west of the wave at 24N49W is moving westward in tandem with the wave, and it is assisting with development of the shower and thunderstorm activity. A tropical wave is approaching the Lesser Antilles, with its axis extending from near 18N55W to 11N56W to the coast of South America at 06N56W. It is moving westward at 10-15 kt. Broad 700 mb troughing is indicated by the models to be present over the northern and central portions of the wave, however, the presence of dry air aloft as noted in water vapor imagery is only allowing for isolated showers and weak isolated thunderstorms near those portions of the wave. A diffluent flow aloft provided by an upper trough that exists across the northern part of the wave, and ridging across the southern part of the wave is helping to support increasing scattered shower and thunderstorm activity within an area from 11N-14N between 53W-61W. The wave will cross the Lesser Antilles tonight, and move across the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday. Moisture associated with this wave is forecast to bring increasing chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms to the the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday, however, before the wave arrives there scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of it will move across portions of mainly the Leeward Islands today. Some of this activity may be attendant by gusty winds. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... The monsoon trough axis extends from 12N16W to 08N27W to 07N37W, where scatterometer data indicates the ITCZ begins and continues to 06N42W to 07N46W to 10N53W. Besides the convection mentioned described above in relation to analyzed tropical waves, scattered moderate convection exists within 120 nm north of the axis between 33W-35W, within 90 nm south of the trough between 20W-26W, and north of the ITCZ within 30 nm of 10N49W. ...DISCUSSION... GULF OF MEXICO... In the upper levels, an upper level low is centered near 25N93W. A cyclonic shear axis extends from the low east to 25N84W, and southwest from the low to 22N98W. Deep moisture has increased across just about the entire Gulf during the past 24 hours. The earlier scattered moderate to isolated strong convection that was over the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba is quickly dissipating. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over some areas of the SW Gulf, and far south-central Gulf. Isolated showers are elsewhere. At the surface, a 1019 mb high is near 27N84W. The related anticyclonic flow consists of gentle to light and variable winds E of 91W and moderate easterly to southeasterly flow over the W Gulf. Little overall change is forecast in the current synoptic set-up through the next couple of days. Scattered moderate to isolated strong convection is again expected to develop over the the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba this afternoon and last into this evening. CARIBBEAN SEA... Just about the entire the Caribbean is under moderate subsidence aloft and dry sinking air, with the exception of the southern portion of the eastern Caribbean where scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms moving quickly westward are seen. Similar activity is over the northwest portion of the sea. In the far SW part of the sea, the eastern extension of the eastern Pacific monsoon trough along with low-level speed convergence is supporting isolated showers and thunderstorms along and just inland the coast of northern Panama. The pressure gradient across the area will maintain fresh to strong winds across the central Caribbean through tonight, except for near gale force winds along the NW coast of Colombia tonight. The pressure gradient will then relax on Wednesday, with strong nocturnal trades expected mainly along the coast of Colombia. Moderate to locally fresh trades will prevail elsewhere across the Caribbean at that time. A tropical wave will move across the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday. See above for a discussion on this feature. ...HISPANIOLA... Scattered showers and thunderstorms that were over most of Haiti last night have dissipated. Isolated showers are possible over the waters just west of Haiti. Dry air aloft continues to advect west across much of the island. This should keep deep convection to a minimum over the island this afternoon and evening, and again on Wednesday. Some moisture may approach the eastern part of the island late on Wednesday as a tropical wave passes just to the south. This may bring some shower and thunderstorm activity to mainly the southeastern and central sections of the island. ATLANTIC OCEAN... A mid to upper level trough stretches from well north of the area southwestward to 32N70W and to the central Bahamas. Broad mid/upper ridging is east of the trough to 53W. A large upper level low near 24N49W is moving westward. Its broad circulation covers the area north of 19N between 43W-53W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are noted from 20N-26N between 47W-53W. They are moving westward. At the surface, broad surface ridge anchored by a 1025 mb high centered near 32N58W, and a 1032 mb high well northeast of the area near 37N29W. A trough extends from near 31N52W to 26N55W. Isolated showers are within 60 nm of the trough. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop again over much of the northwestwestern portion of the area today and continue into this evening. In the tropical Atlantic, four tropical waves are moving across that portion of the discusion area. See above for discussions on these features. Aside from shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the tropical waves, the remainder of the basin is under very stable and dry air derived from the Saharan Air Layer that is present there. These conditions are expected to change very little through mid-week. For additional information please visit http://www.hurricanes.gov/marine $$ Aguirre