There are three notable tropical waves spread across the Atlantic and Caribbean this morning.\u00a0 The first wave is over the eastern Caribbean Sea.\u00a0 Thunderstorm activity has been gradually increasing with this wave and there may be an 850 mb vorticity center near latitude 12\u00b0N and longitude 62\u00b0W.\u00a0 The wave extends northward to just east of Puerto Rico.\u00a0 The wave is moving westward.\u00a0 The models are not forecasting development of a tropical cyclone out of this wave at this time, but it may bear watching if the convection continues to increase.<\/p>\n
A second tropical wave is located midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.\u00a0 A low pressure system is located in the wave near latitude 12\u00b0N and longitude 36\u00b0W.\u00a0 Cyclonic turning of the clouds is evident in satellite loops.\u00a0 Drier air in the northern portion of the wave is limiting convective activity to the southern half of the cyclonic circulation.\u00a0 Some runs of the GFS indicate modest development of the low pressure system as it moves westward.\u00a0 In other GFS runs the low weakens before it reaches the Lesser Antilles.<\/p>\n
A third tropical wave is located half way between Africa and the Cape Verde Islands.\u00a0 A low pressure system is located in the wave near latitude 15\u00b0N and longitude 20\u00b0W.\u00a0 Convection was impressive last night when the low first emerged from Africa and moved over the Atlantic.\u00a0 However, strong easterly winds in the upper levels sheared the top off of this system and only a low level cyclonic circulation remains.\u00a0\u00a0 Earlier model runs indicated possible development of a tropical cyclone out of this wave, but more recent runs indicate that the upper level shear will continue and prevent development.<\/p>\n
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