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San Pedro Daily
Wednesday, August 3, 2005

WEATHER
August 3, 2005 (6:00 am)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)

TODAY’S FORECAST

Weak pressure gradient over Belize and Northwest
Caribbean along with isolated showers and
thundershowers.

San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the
next 24 hrs: Cloudy And warm with isolated showers and
thundershowers. Winds will be light and variable
during the night shifting to northeasterly at 5 to 15
kts after mid morning.

Western Caribbean:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF
87W.

CARIBBEAN IS BEING DOMINATED BY AND MID/UPPER LOW IN
THE W. THE UPPER LOW IS CENTERED NEAR 19N80W AND
COVERS THE AREA W OF 77W

W CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 79W/80W S OF 19N
MOVING W 10 KT. CURVATURE IS OBSERVED IN THE LOW
CLOUDS. THIS WAVE IS BENEATH AN UPPER LOW THUS
LIMITING ANY DEEP CONVECTION TO S OF 10N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FROM 10N-19N
BETWEEN 78W-82W.

MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES ARE GENERATING AN AREA OF
SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION S OF 10N TO
INLAND OVER PANAMA FROM 79W TO THE COSTA RICA BORDER.

Central Caribbean:

CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 72W S OF 18N
MOVING W 10-15 KT. WITH LITTLE MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR
ANY SHOWER/CONVECTION ACTIVITY.

MID/UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW IN THE CENTRAL/WESTERN
CARIBBEAN IS CENTERED NEAR 16N80W WITH CYCLONIC FLOW
COVERING THE AREA FROM 73W-84W.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT LATER TODAY OVER THE
S-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN; AND AN ISOLATED AREA OF 30 KT
WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA

Eastern Caribbean:
E CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 69W/70W S OF 20N
MOVING W 10 KT. WAVE IS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A
SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF AFRICAN DUST. ASSOCIATED DEEP
CONVECTION IS WELL INLAND OVER VENEZUELA.

TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPMENT
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT IS CENTERED NEAR 30.3N 68.2W
AT 03/1200 UTC OR ABOUT 250 NM/405 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF BERMUDA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST 8 KT. http://www.hydromet.gov.bz/ gen_wx_ forecast.html

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