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FXCA20 KWBC 171218
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TROPICAL DISCUSSION - INTERNATIONAL DESKS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
717 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2023
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE USVI FROM FEB
17/12UTC: THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMNANTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN AND DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW BEHIND TODAY. WINDS WILL BE COMING FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST
DIRECTION AT AROUND 20KT. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS MAY BE OBSERVED TO
THE NORTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO...AND AROUND THE LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN
RANGE WITH TOTALS UNDER 0.3 INCHES.
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE OBSERVED AT AROUND 20KT FROM THE NORTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...DECREASING SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A MID-LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND
EXTENDING OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN...WILL BRING A TRADE WIND CAP
AT AROUND THE 800-850HPA LEVEL FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. FROM
SUNDAY ONWARD...PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW
NORMAL...AT ABOUT THE 1 INCH MARK OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. A PATTERN OF
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED BRIEF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAINFALL
ACROSS NORTH AND EASTERN PR...AND THE USVI...IN THE MORNING AND
EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OBSERVED MAY BE
BELOW 0.3 INCHES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
ALAMO/ACOSTA...WPC (USA)
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