San Pedro Daily
Sunday, July 24, 2005

WEATHER

July 24, 2005 (9:00 am)

SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)

Improved weather conditions bring fair and sunny weather to the North west Caribbean , Belize and Yucatan..

San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs: Partly Cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Winds of 10 to 20 kts. will blow from the southeast.

TROPICAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENT

TROPICAL STORM GERT AND IS CENTERED NEAR 21.1N 95.8W
AT 24/1200 UTC MOVING WNW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WIND SPEED IS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB. 

IMPROVEMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CYCLONE
SUGGESTS THAT SOME INTENSIFICATION IS LIKELY IN THE
12-18 HOURS PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM PALMA SOLA TO LA PESCA. 
  
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN IS CENTERED NEAR 30.5N 72.3W
AT 24/0900 UTC MOVING ENE AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WIND SPEED IS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB.  
  
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Central  Caribbean:

CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 75W/76W S OF
20N MOVING W 15-20 KT. THIS WAVE MARKS THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE AFRICAN DUST SURGE...BUT THE
CONCENTRATIONS APPEAR THINER AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN. 

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS VERY LITTLE DEEP MOISTURE
OVER THE CARIBBEAN AT THE MOMENT WITH ONLY
SHOWERS/CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES.
DRY AIR WITH SUSPENDED AFRICAN DUST HAS MOVED INTO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ESSENTIALLY PRECLUDING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DEEP CONVECTION. THE DUST CAN PRODUCE
HAZY SKIES OVER THE AREA AS IT CONTINUES MARCHING
WEST. 
  

Southwest Caribbean:

SW CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 82W/83W S OF 15N
MOVING W 10-15 KT. THE WAVE CONTINUES TO HAVE A POOR
SIGNATURE BUT IS STILL TRIGGERING SCATTERED
MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION INLAND AND WITHIN 60 NM
ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA S OF 13N W
OF 82W.

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

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