TROPICAL WAVE S OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS ALONG 25W S OF 16N MOVING W 15-20 KT. SLIGHT RELOCATE BASED ON EARLY VISIBLE IMAGERY. SAT IMAGERY DEPICTS MID-LEVEL VORTEX ROTATING NEAR 9N20W ALONG WAVE AXIS. V SHAPED CLOUD SIGNATURE WITHIN THE ITCZ ALSO HELPED TO POSITION THE WAVE AXIS. CONVECTION REMAINS
DISPLACED DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 6N TO 11N BETWEEN 28W TO 31W.
00Z GFS still developing a closed low and approaching the islands by 00Z 22 JUL THUR.
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