San Pedro Daily
Tuesday, July 26, 2005

WEATHER
July 26, 2005 (6:00 am)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)

TODAY’S FORECAST

Settled weather conditions are prevailing over the
North west Caribbean, Belize and Yucatan. And the
easterly trade wind has strengthened.

San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the
next 24 hrs: Partly Cloudy skies and warm
temperatures. Winds of 10 to 25 kts. will blow from
the east to southeast. Isolated showers will occur
during the early morning hours.

Marine Interests should exercise caution due to
offshore winds in excess of 25 kts.

TROPICAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENT

TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN IS CENTERED NEAR 31.0N
68.0W...OR ABOUT 187 NM WSW OF BERMUDA...AT 26/0600
UTC MOVING NE AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS
35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB.

Western Caribbean:

W CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 89W S OF 19N MOVING W
10-15 KT. WAVE IS COMPLETELY INLAND OVER CENTRAL
AMERICA. ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTION IS INLAND OVER
GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS. . E WINDS ARE ALOFT OVER THE
NW CARIBBEAN W OF JAMAICA

Central Caribbean:

THE SAHARAN DUST SURGE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN BASIN WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS STILL NOTED
ON PUERTO RICO RADAR. THE PLUME CONCENTRATIONS HAVE
THINNED OUT CONSIDERABLY AS IT CONTINUES TO SPREAD W.
DRY AIR HAS WIPED OUT MOST CONVECTION SAVE FOR
SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION S OF 10N
TO INLAND OVER PANAMA AND W OF 80W TO THE BORDER OF
COSTA RICA.

THE TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE REGION ARE AS STRONG AS THEY
HAVE BEEN DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH WINDS UP TO
30 KT POSSIBLE IN THE TYPICAL ENHANCED REGION NW OF
COLOMBIA.

Eastern Caribbean:

E CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 69W S OF 16N MOVING
W 15 KT. THIS WAVE IS MOVING INTO AN AREA WITH VERY
FAST LOW/MID LEVEL FLOW AND WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND
DRY AIR AT ALL LEVELS THERE IS NO ASSOCIATED
CONVECTION.