000 AXNT20 KNHC 241101 TWDAT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 805 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 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 1022 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURE... TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS FORMED FROM THE TRPCL WAVE-LOW SYSTEM AND ITS CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 13.9N 28.1W ABOUT 269 NM WSW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT IS WNW AT 17 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 KT AND A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008 MB. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. THE DEPRESSION IS EMBEDDED IN A HIGH MOIST ENVIRONMENT AT THE LOWER AND MIDDLE LEVELS SUPPORTING A CLUSTER OF MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 26W-30W AND SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ELSEWHERE FROM 06N-15N BETWEEN 24W-34W.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:49:27 +0000
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