A rainy pattern for eastern caribbean
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2 PM discussion from TPC
SUBTROPICAL ATLC W OF 60W AND CARIBBEAN SEA...
A DEEP-LAYERED TROUGH FROM ABOUT 32N70W SSW THRU THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS... E CUBA AND JAMAICA INTO NICARAGUA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE PUSH OF DRIER AIR INTO THE TROPICS. VERY DRY AIR AT THE
MID/UPPER LEVELS IS KEEPING ANY CONVECTION QUITE SHALLOW AND
MOSTLY OVER LAND IN A DIURNAL HEATING FASHION. AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH... UNSETTLED WEATHER IN LIFT/DIVERGENCE IS OCCURRING OVER
THE W ATLC WITH ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 21N-32N BETWEEN 60W-70W.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A WEAK 1008 MB LOW HAS
DEVELOPED NEAR E DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AROUND 18N69W. THIS LOW
DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT
WITH STRONG SHEAR PRESENT... HOWEVER IT WILL CONTINUE SPREADING
MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INTO PUERTO
RICO WITH A GREATER-THAN-AVERAGE CHANCE FOR RAIN OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. FARTHER S IN THE CARIBBEAN... ANOTHER WEAK LOW MAY BE
FORMING OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA NEAR 11.5N77.5W. OBSERVATIONS
ALONG NW COLOMBIA SHOW S TO SW WINDS... WHICH ARE BASICALLY A
TOTAL REVERSAL OF THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE. IN ANY EVENT THIS
AREA IS EXPERIENCING STRONG SHEAR AS WELL BUT IT FORECAST TO LET
UP SOME BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W-78W. OTHER ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS
ARE S OF PUERTO RICO WITH SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N-16.5N
BETWEEN 63W-68W AND MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY IS IN THE LESSER
ANTILLES E OF 64W. WET WEATHER IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES INTO PUERTO RICO FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
PERHAPS SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
Looks like more wet weather for the northern antilles islands this weekend.
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