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AXNT20 KNHC 051735
TWDAT
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1815 UTC MON MAY 5 2025
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA
GULF OF AMERICA, CARIBBEAN SEA, NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH
AMERICA, AND ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE AFRICAN COAST FROM THE
EQUATOR TO 31N. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY, WEATHER OBSERVATIONS, RADAR AND METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.
BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1600 UTC.
..MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ENTERS THE ATLANTIC NEAR THE COAST OF
GUINEA-BISSAU AT 12N16W AND EXTENDS SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD TO 05N21W.
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N21W TO THE COAST OF BRAZIL AT 01N50W.
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING
FROM 01N-06N BETWEEN 10W-18W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS
ONGOING FROM 04N-08N BETWEEN 25W-45W.
..GULF OF AMERICA
AS OF 1500 UTC, A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
WESTWARD TO 27N94W, WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO THE S TEXAS
COAST. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING WITHIN 60
NM OF THE FRONT. WINDS NORTH OF THE STATIONARY FRONT WEST OF 95W
ARE FRESH ESE. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE GENTLE OR MODERATE ACROSS THE
GULF. SEAS ARE 1-2 FT IN THE E GULF AND 2-4 FT IN THE W GULF.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY,
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT. GENTLE TO MODERATE
WINDS DOMINATING THE WESTERN BASIN WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH
WED MORNING. WINDS WILL PULSE TO MODERATE TO FRESH IN THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA THROUGH MID- WEEK. A WEAK FRONT MAY REACH THE NW GULF
MID- WEEK. SMOKE FROM AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO IS
CREATING HAZY CONDITIONS IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF,
WITH THE LOWEST REPORTED VISIBILITY NEAR THE SW GULF COAST.
..CARIBBEAN SEA
WITH A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE BERMUDA-AZORES HIGH
NORTH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND A 1009 MB COLOMBIAN LOW, TRADES ARE
ONLY GENTLE TO MODERATE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING. SEAS
ARE 1-4 FT ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS. THERE IS WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION SOUTH OF 12N BETWEEN 75W-80W IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE E END OF THE PACIFIC MONSOON TROUGH.
FOR THE FORECAST, MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
PULSE NORTH OF HONDURAS, INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS
NIGHTLY STARTING TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH NIGHTLY NEAR
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH
THE PERIOD, INCLUDING IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC.
..ATLANTIC OCEAN
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 21N59W TO 25N63W, SUPPORTED BY A
COLLOCATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. WINDS NORTH OF 23N BETWEEN 50W-62W
ARE E TO SE FRESH TO STRONG WITH SEAS 6-9 FT. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 20N-30N BETWEEN 50W-60W. A STATIONARY
FRONT IS LOCATED FROM THE NE FLORIDA COAST NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TO
31N80W WITH SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NORTH OF 29N BETWEEN
76W-79W. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE, WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS
ARE GENTLE TO MODERATE WITH SEAS 4-7 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND N
SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST WEST OF 55W, THE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
WESTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK AS THE TROUGH DRIFTS
WESTWARD. A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST
WILL GRADUALLY LIFT BACK NORTHWEST AS WARM FRONT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, THEN MAY SLOWLY PUSH OFFSHORE AGAIN AT THE END
OF THE WEEK. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN WATERS IN THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEK.
LANDSEA
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