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Saturday, July 23, 2005

WEATHER
July 23, 2005 (9:00 am)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)
TROPICAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENT

TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN IS CENTERED NEAR 29.1N
75.9W...OR ABOUT 145 NM NNE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...AT 22/0900 UTC MOVING NNE 7 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55
KT.
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Cloudy to overcast skies and scattered showers will
continue over Belize and adjacent waters as an
amplified tropical wave moves through the area for
the next 24 hours.

San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the
next 24 hrs: Cloudy to overcast skies and scattered
showers. Winds will be easterly 10 to 20 kts. Higher
gusts above 25 kts. will accompany the heavier
showers. These showers may be accompanied by thunder.

OUTLOOK: Conditions will improve Sunday with fair and
sunny skies and winds becoming eastsoutheasterly 10 to
20 kts.

Western Caribbean:

A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH A SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ALONG 89W MOVING W 10-15
KT. SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION EXTENDS OVER
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE YUCATAN...AND S/CNTRL GULF OF
MEXICO FROM 11N-21N BETWEEN 85W-94W AND THEN STRETCHES
S/SE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TO NE HONDURAS.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED ADJACENT TO THIS
SYSTEM NEAR THE W TIP OF CUBA AND IS PROVIDING A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CONTINUED CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT OVER THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS.

THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRPCL WAVE LOCATED NEAR
18N90W IS EXPECTED TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE SRN BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATER TODAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS.

Central Caribbean:

A LARGE SWATH OF SUBSIDENCE /DRY AIR IN THE MID/UPPER
LEVELS CONTINUES TO TRAVERSE ACROSS THE AREA FROM E TO
W WHICH IS KEEPING MOST OF THE SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY W
OF 82W. HAZY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF THE TRPCL WAVE...AND
SHOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS CONSIDERING THE DUST
LOCATED UPSTREAM.

Eastern Caribbean:

EAST CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W/64W S OF 21N
MOVING W 20-25 KT. THE INVERTED-V SIGNATURE IS LESS
DISTINCT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...AND APPEARS TO BE
TILTED SW TO NE FROM ISLA DE MARGARITA TO
ANTIGUA/BARBUDA. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION MAINLY
OVER VENEZUELA S OF 11N BETWEEN 65W-68W.

http://www.hydromet.gov.bz/
gen_wx_ forecast.html

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