A tropical disturbance approaching the Lesser Antilles was designated Invest 96L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC).\u00a0 The disturbance appears to consist of a tropical wave, a broad surface low centered east of Guadaloupe and a small cyclonic meso-vortex rotating around the northeastern portion of the broader low pressure system.\u00a0 The overall system is moving toward the west-northwest at 21 m.p.h.\u00a0 There appears to be a broad area of light winds within the surface low and stronger winds on the north side of the small meso-vortex.\u00a0 A reconnaissance aircraft did find winds to tropical storm force on the north side of the system, but it also reported that the overall circulation was poorly defined.<\/p>\n
This disturbance has a complicated origin which is linked to its slow development.\u00a0 The disturbance originally consisted of two tropical waves moving north of a broad but weak low pressure system located within the Intertropical Convergence Zone\/monsoon trough.\u00a0 The complex structure inhibited the development of a dominant center of circulation and several clusters of thunderstorms have produced small meso-vortices like the one mentioned previously.\u00a0 It appears that there has been a slight increase in organization today as the broad area of low pressures appears to have a more symmetrical shape.\u00a0 It is unclear if an upper low to the northwest of the system is creating wind shear over the top of it.<\/p>\n
NHC is giving a 70% chance that a tropical cyclone will form out of this system within the next five days.\u00a0 As broad low pressure system moves west-northwest it will affect the weather over the northeastern Caribbean Sea during the next several days.\u00a0 Another reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the disturbance tomorrow afternoon, if necessary.<\/p>\n
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