[Tropical] Tropical Weather Discussion

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AXNT20 KNHC 180546
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Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1245 AM EST Tue Feb 18 2020

Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 32N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.

Based on 0000 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
0515 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURES...

...Caribbean Sea Gale Warning...

Gale force winds are expected near the coast of Colombia at night
during the next couple of nights, with winds to near gale force
during the day. Sea heights will reach as high as 17 ft. Please
read the latest High Seas Forecast, under AWIPS/WMO headers
MIAHSFAT2/FZNT02 KNHC, or see the website
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for more details.

...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...

The monsoon trough extends from the coast of Liberia near 06N10W
to 04N14W. The ITCZ continues from 04N14W to 00N30W to the coast
of Brazil near 03S41W. Widely scattered moderate convection is
from 02N-04N between 07W-12W. Widely scattered moderate convection
is from 03N-03S between 16W-36W. Scattered moderate convection is
from 00N-03S between 39W-49W.

GULF OF MEXICO...

At 18/0300 UTC, a warm front was lifting north across the north
central and north eastern Gulf stretching from central Louisiana
near 30N93W to the Florida Panhandle near 30N85W. There is a
stationary front over N Florida from 30N81W to 30N85W. Low to mid
level clouds and scattered showers are moving across the northern
Gulf, north of 27N. The latest scatterometer data and surface
observations depict light to moderate southerly winds across the
basin.

The warm front over the northern Gulf will weaken and lift
northward tonight. A cold front will enter the NW Gulf Tue night
and slowly move southward through Wed night. A reinforcing cold
front will quickly cross the Gulf Thu through Fri. Gale force
conditions are possible west of this front offshore of Tampico,
Mexico Thu night, and Veracruz, Mexico Fri into Fri night.
Elsewhere, expect strengthening NE winds and building seas across
the Gulf following the second cold front.

CARIBBEAN SEA...

A gale is along the coast of N Colombia. See above. Mid to upper-
level ridging dominates the basin with strong subsidence. Isolated
showers are moving across the Lesser Antilles and the eastern
half of the Greater Antilles. Isolated showers are also seen
moving inland over the Central American countries, from the
Yucatan southward to Panama.

High pres N of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds
across the central Caribbean through Thu night, pulsing to gale
force off the coast of Colombia each night. High pres will weaken
N of the area Thu night, helping to diminish winds Fri and Sat.
Long period N to NE swell will move across the Tropical N Atlantic
waters Mon night through Thu, then subside Fri and Fri night.

ATLANTIC OCEAN...

A cold front is over the NW Atlantic from 31N79W to 30N81W. A
1018 mb low is near 30N79W. Scattered showers are N of 28N and W
of 76W. A stationary front is over the central Atlantic from
31N61W to 28N72W. A 1041 mb high is centered over the Azores near
41N31W. A surface trough is off the coast of Africa from 22N23W
to 15N21W. Of note in the upper levels, an upper level low is
centered near the Canary Islands at 27N17W producing scattered
showers.

Low pres over the far NW waters will shift N of the area Tue as
high pres briefly builds across the area. The area of high pres
will then shift E midweek enabling a cold front to move off the SE
U.S. coast on Wed. This front will briefly stall over the northern
waters Wed night and Thu, before a reinforcing pushes it southward
across the region Thu night through Sat night. Gale conditions
are possible W of the front across the northern waters Thu night
and Fri, with large N swell expected to impact much of the area by
Fri night.

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Formosa
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