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Thursday, August 18, 2005

WEATHER
August 18, 2005 (6:00 am)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)

TODAY’S FORECAST

The Northwest Caribbean and Belize remain generally moist with isolated convection and occasional
cloudiness.

San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs: Occasionally cloudy skies and warm
temperatures. Isolated will occur.
Winds will be easterly at 5 to 12kts.
Sea state will be slight to light chop.

The outlook is for continuing partly
cloudy and warm weather with isolated showers through Saturday.

Western Caribbean:

A LARGE MID/UPPER LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE W
CARIBBEAN OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA NEAR 14N82W WITH AN UPPER TROUGH
EXTENDING ENE TO OVER HISPANIOLA. THE UPPER LOW IS PULLING NE FLOW OVER THE W CARIBBEAN WITH SOMEWHAT
DRIER UPPER AIR AS WELL.

SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION IS IN THE SW
CARIBBEAN WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS OF 13N80W AND WITHIN 75/90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N71W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 12.5N71.5W THEN W TO 12N76W. THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATION IS S OF 12N AND
W OF 80W AND OVER PANAMA.

Central Caribbean:

CARIBBEAN WINDS ARE LIGHT TO MODERATE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DOT THE
CARIBBEAN W OF 69W.

Eastern Caribbean:

THE E CARIBBEAN TO OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS UNDER W
UPPER FLOW FROM AN UPPER LOW N OF PUERTO RICO NEAR
23N66W. DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS MOST
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE LOW
LEVEL EASTERLY TRADES INCREASING FRI INTO SAT.

TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPMENT

A 1012 MB LOW...REMNANT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TEN...IS CENTERED NEAR 17.5N59W MOVING NW 5-10 KT.
CONVECTION HAS REGENERATED AGAIN TONIGHT BUT HAS NOT
REDEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL SYSTEM. CONDITIONS ARE
BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND A
RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION IS FROM WITHIN 120
NM RADIUS OF 18.5N58W.

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

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