Tropical Wave in Western Caribbean

[Frank2]

Admin needs to change the threat topic - the NHC does not refer to this as an area of disturbed weather - just a wave...

[HURAKAN]

[HURAKAN]

Admin needs to change the threat topic - the NHC does not refer to this as an area of disturbed weather - just a wave...

The weather is not sunny under the wave, it's rainy with some thunder. Therefore, technically, an area of disturbed weather is correct.

[CourierPR]

Frank, a tropical wave is an area of disturbed weather. I wrote the original thread title.
Barry

[windstorm99]

Just an area to moniter...Nothing to get to worked up on.

[tropicana]

Both Trinidad ( TTPP) and Grenada (TGPY) have reported Southerly or South-westerly winds in the past few hours, suggesting perhaps some kind of surface circulation associated with this wave.

Caracas Venezuela ( SVMI) and Guiria Venezuela (SVGI) reported a North westerly or west north westerly wind in the past little while also.

-justin-

[Weatherfreak14]

Just an area to moniter...Nothing to get to worked up on.

All this is doing is paving the way for the next big storm by cleaning up the SAL.

[HURAKAN]

Just an area to moniter...Nothing to get to worked up on.

At least is something compared to nothing.

[windstorm99]

Thats correct on the SAL and also convection has been on the increase through the morning hours with the wave in the eastern caribbean.Lets see what happens later this afternoon and into the evening hours.

[x-y-no]

Looks like Puerto Rico is going to get a solid soaking from this ...

I've been discounting this wave's chances at development, but if it keeps this level of convection going through tomorrow I may well change my mind.

[storms in NC]

Am I looking at this wrong? To my eyes it looks like it is trying to go WNW and not W. But I am blinded in one eye and can't see out of the other.

I will be gone the rest of the day. Have Doc Appt to see if I have cancer or not.
I look and see how things changed when I get back.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-vis.html

[x-y-no]

Am I looking at this wrong? To my eyes it looks like it is trying to go WNW and not W. But I am blinded in one eye and can't see out of the other.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-vis.html

Without any defined surface circulation, it's awfully hard to judge this. I'd say we have a vigorous wave axis moving west with the convection becoming more pronounced at the northern end.

[storms in NC]

Am I looking at this wrong? To my eyes it looks like it is trying to go WNW and not W. But I am blinded in one eye and can't see out of the other.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-vis.html

Without any defined surface circulation, it's awfully hard to judge this. I'd say we have a vigorous wave axis moving west with the convection becoming more pronounced at the northern end.

Okay I can see that thanks

[cycloneye]

Looks like Puerto Rico is going to get a solid soaking from this ...

I've been discounting this wave's chances at development, but if it keeps this level of convection going through tomorrow I may well change my mind.

I will be reporting anything important that may occur here as this disturbed area associated with the strong wave moves thru.

[CourierPR]

At this point, I am going to wait before I write this system off as a sacrificial lamb for SAL.

[gatorcane]

Latest SAT pics are showing a huge blowup of convection now over the Leeward Islands. Could there be something forming? Looking at that sat pic all I have to say is how quickly things change in the tropics

[HURAKAN]

[windstorm99]

Another view...

[ronjon]

Looks like there may be a broad area of low pressure forming between St Kitts, Antigua, and Barbuda islands (northern most leeward islands). I see some CC turning - could be a mid-level reflection though. Pressure has dropped 2 mbs in 24 hours at Antigua. Lowest pressure is in the northern leeward islands at 29.94 in (1014 mb).

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/watl/loop-vis.html

[Aquawind]

hmm.. needs some consolidation.