Monday, August 15, 2005
August 15, 2005 (6:00 am)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)
TODAY’S FORECAST
Conditions over Belize and Northwest Caribbean will
become cloudy and showery as a tropical wave moves
westward through our area.
San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the
next 24 hrs: Cloudy to overcast skies and warm
temperatures. ShoWer activity will increase as the day
progresses and become widely scattered for the next 18
hours. Winds will be east northeasterly at 5 to 15 kts
. Sea state will be light chop to choppy and moderate
in the vicinity of the heavier showers.
The outlook is for cloudy weather and occasional
showers through Tuesday night.
Western Caribbean:
TWO TROPICAL WAVES ARE THE DOMINATE WEATHER PRODUCERS
IN THE CARIBBEAN.
UPPER LOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS CYCLONIC FLOW
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 77W.
AN INDUCED MID/UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM ACROSS
NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA E TO OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA
ALONG 12N W OF 74W.
W CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 87W/88W S OF 18N
MOVING W 15-20 KT. THIS WAVE IS MOSTLY OVER CENTRAL
AMERICA WITH A BAND OF SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG
CONVECTION WITHIN 75/90 NM OF LINE 14N83W-19N86.5W
INCLUDING A PORTION OF NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS.
Central Caribbean:
MODERATE TRADE WINDS ARE BETWEEN 70W AND 80W S OF 23N.
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 79W S OF 19N
MOVING W 15-20 KT. SATELLITE SIGNATURE IS OBSCURED BY
HIGH CLOUDS POSITION IS BASED ON EXTRAPOLATION.
CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION
COVERS THE S/CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 10N-15N BETWEEN
74W-81W.
ALL OF THESE UPPER FEATURES ARE PROVIDING ABUNDANT
UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS THE DEEP CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES S OF 20N W OF 68W .
ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS DOTTING THE REMAINDER OF THE
CARIBBEAN.
Eastern Caribbean:
THE E CARIBBEAN IS DOMINATED BY A MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW
N OF PUERTO RICO NEAR 19N66W.
A 1008 MB LOW...PREVIOUSLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TEN...IS CENTERED NEAR 14.5N48.5W MOVING W 5-10 KT.
WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION ON THE SW EDGE OF
THE SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS OF 16.5N47.5W.
TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPMENT
HURRICANE IRENE IS CENTERED NEAR 36.1N 68.3W AT
15/0900 UTC OR ABOUT 410 MILES...356 NM...EAST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 330 MILES...287
NM...NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND
SPEED IS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT.
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