Wave Amplitude?

[DrewFL]

I would appreciate a definition of Tropical Wave Amplitude.
Also is there any correlation to potential development of a wave based on the amplitude.
TIA.

[x-y-no]

Amplitude is basically how far the wave extends in a north-south direction.

In general, a larger amplitude wave has more energy. Maybe one of the mets can answer whether that actually translates into a higher probability of development.