Because of that huge blob of deep convection -- sounds like the NHC met is a bit surprised, too:
ONE LARGER MASS OF NUMEROUS STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
POSSIBLY WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...EMERGED OFF THE AFRICA COAST
THIS MORNING...AND NOW WITH WARMING CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES
DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS...THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY APPEARS
TO BE DECREASING SOMEWHAT. THE NUMEROUS STRONG SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH CLOUD TOPS REACHING ABOUT 50000 FT...
COVERED THE AREA FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 13W AND 17W. AN AREA
IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS ORIGINAL PRECIPITATION
MASS ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE SUFFERED FROM WARMING CLOUD TOP
TEMPERATURES AND DISSIPATING PRECIPITATION. THIS ORIGINAL
MASS OF NUMEROUS STRONG PRECIPITATION ALSO APPEARS TO BE
MERGING WITH STILL ANOTHER AREA OF NUMEROUS STRONG SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...NOW FROM 4N TO 7N BETWEEN 17W AND 20W.
Africa gets noticed in 2:05 TWD........
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Here's the Africa "Blob," convection not quite as deep as in the earlier images:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/EATL/IR4/20.jpg
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/EATL/IR4/20.jpg
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