Forecast Discussion

05/22/2013
Forecast valid from 21/05/2013 to 22/05/2013

Departamento Meteorologico Aruba http://www.meteo.aw


SYNOPSIS....
TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM 8N38W TO EQ40W MOVING W AT 10-15 KT.
WAVE COINCIDES WITH A LOW AMPLITUDE MOISTURE MAXIMUM ON THE
TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY WITH CURVATURE EVIDENT ON THE
700 MB STREAMLINES AND SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS. WAVE ALSO
DISRUPTS THE ITCZ.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM 15N63W TO INLAND OVER SOUTH AMERICA
TO NEAR 8N65W MOVING W NEAR 5 KT.
WAVE COINCIDES WITH A WEAK MOISTURE MAXIMUM ON THE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY THAT
CONTINUES TO SHIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WITH A WEAK
CURVATURE ON THE 700 MB STREAMLINES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DOT THE W TROPICAL ATLC/E
CARIBBEAN FROM 10N-18N BETWEEN 58W-66W.



WINDS : EAST-SOUTHEAST with 19 KTS GUSTING TO 31 KTS .


Next update will be issued 22/05/2013 16:00UTC