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SW Caribbean

#1 Postby tolakram » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:53 am

May I be the first fool to post about disturbed weather in the Atlantic. :) This area has been around for at least 4 days now. In addition there is some long range model support of a low developing or moving into this area.

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MI ... 1040.shtml?

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THE CARIBBEAN SEA...
THE TAIL END OF A W ATLC FRONT EXTENDS FROM W CUBA TO THE
BELIZE. MOIST SWLY UPPER FLOW AND SLIGHT LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE BOUNDARY IS LEADING TO A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN. A MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF UNSETTLED WEATHER LIES
OVER THE EXTREME SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N W OF 81W. THIS CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IS PARTIALLY TIED TO THE ITCZ AND FURTHER ENHANCED BY
AN UPPER DIFFLUENT PATTERN. STRONG WLY FLOW ALOFT IS ADVECTING
SOME MOISTURE FROM THIS AREA INTO THE CENTRAL AND ERN CARIBBEAN
BUT IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY IN THE FORM OF MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
TRADE WINDS REMAIN IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE OVER THE S CARIBBEAN...
STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE THERE IS A
TOPOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
EXPAND W OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS STRONG HIGH PRES TAKES SHAPE
OVER THE W ATLC.

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Not much danger of development, of course.
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Re: SW Caribbean

#2 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:58 am

A hint of mid-level turning in the Pacific, but down around 5º.

Might be able to beat the May 15th opening day in the EPAC, but I wouldn't bet money on it.
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#3 Postby KWT » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:03 pm

The only small chance of something getting going would be in the EPAC side, though its very uncommon for storms to get going below May 15th in the EPAC.
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#4 Postby gatorcane » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:23 pm

Ah, the infamous SW Caribbean thread. This one has about zero chance of development. There is no model support and looking through the GFS 18Z, I can see some concentrated moisture at 24 hours but it breaks apart and drifts into Central America, then fizzles -- not even making it into the NW Caribbean.

The shear will remain high across the Western Carib for the forseeable future as well.

This is the best it is ever going to look according to the 18Z GFS run:
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