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FXCA20 KWBC 091955  
PMDCA  
 
TROPICAL DISCUSSION - INTERNATIONAL DESKS  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
354 PM EDT TUE JUL 09 2024  
 
FORECAST BULLETIN 09 JUL 2024 AT 2000 UTC: IN MEXICO...THE MOST  
IMPORTANT STORY IS A TROPICAL WAVE PROPAGATING WESTWARD FROM THE  
GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY TO EXTREME SOUTHWEST MEXICO BY THURSDAY.  
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A TROUGH IN THE SOUTHWEST USA WILL CONTINUE  
TO SUSTAIN WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MEXICO. THIS  
WILL LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON IN  
AREAS NORTH OF SINALOA/DURANGO...LIMITING MODERATE PRECIPITATION  
TO AREAS SOUTH OF SOUTHERN SINALOA/SOUTHERN DURANGO. ON  
TUESDAY...THE TROPICAL WAVE CROSS THJE GULF OF MEXICO WILL  
CONTINUE TO FAVOR ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF  
THE SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL...WHERE EXPECT 15-30MM/DAY AND MAXIMA OF  
40-80MM THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY  
THURSDAY PRECIPITATION WITH THE WAVE WILL FOCUS IN SOUTHWEST  
MEXICO NORTH INTO NORTHERN JALISCO/NAYARIT...WHERE EXPECT  
15-20MM/DAY AND MAXIMA OF 30-60MM. REMAINING ONSHORE FLOW INTO THE  
CENTRAL/NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL WILL FAVOR 15-20MM/DAY AND  
MAXIMA OF 30-60MM. ON THURSDAY...INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE TROPICAL  
WAVE AND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH IN NORTHWEST MEXICO WILL  
HIGHLIGHT PRECIPITATION IN JALISCO/NAYARIT/SOUTHERN SINALOA TO  
FAVOR 15-30MM/DAY AND MAXIMA OF 40-80MM.  
 
A MOIST POOL IS PRESENT IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND...UNDER THE  
VENTILATING INFLUENCE OF A WEAKENING TUTT...IT WILL COTNINUE TO  
FAVOR THE REFORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THROUGH EARLY  
WEDNESDAY EXPECT 05-10MM/DAY AND MAXIMA OF 15-30MM. THIS INCREASES  
TO MAXIMA OF 20-35MM ON WEDNESDAY AND DECREASES THEREAFTER.  
 
LOW-LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. A  
TROPICAL WAVE IS PROPAGATING RAPIDLY...AND ON TUESDAY IS FORECAST  
TO CROSS JAMAICA/SOUTHEAST CUBA...CROSS HONDURAS/NICARAGUA AND  
NORTHERN COSTA RICA ON WEDNESDAY...AND REACH CHIAPAS/TABASCO ON  
THURSDAY. THE RAPID SPEED OF THIS WAVE AND ASSOCIATION WITH A DRY  
AIR MASS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION. ON  
WEDNESDAY...ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW INTO NICARAGUA/EASTERN HONDURAS  
AND THE ISLANDS WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 20-40MM. ON THURSDAY THIS  
WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 20-35MM IN TABASCO/SOUTHERN VERACRUZ. ALSO ON  
THURSDAY...AN EASTERLY WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE IN RAPIDLY CROM  
PANAMA INTO COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA. GIVEN A BASIN-WIDE  
ACCELERATION OF THE TRADES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PAPAGAYO  
LOW-LEVEL JET...EXPECT ENHANCEMENT IN THE CYCLONIC TIER OF THE  
JET. THIS WILL STIMULATE PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN COSTA RICA AND  
SOUTHEAST NICARAGUA WHERE EXPECT 15-20MM/DAY AND MAXIMA FO  
30-60MM. TRAILING MOISTURE BEHIND THE EASTERLY WAVE WILL FAVOR  
MAXIMA OF 20-45MM IN WEST PANAMA/SOUTH COSTA RICA ALSO ON  
THURSDAY...AIDED BY ITCZ CONVERGENCE.  
 
A QUIET PATTERN IS PRESENT IN NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA. MOST OF THE  
ACTIVITY IS ORGANIZING WITH THE ITCZ/NET IN MID-SECTIONS OF THE  
CONTINENT. ALSO...ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW IN WESTERN COLOMBIA WILL  
FAVOR PERIODS OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION. THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY  
EXPECT MAXIMA OF 25-50MM IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST COLOMBIA...WHILE  
A NEWLY-FORMED EASTERLY WAVE FAVORS MAXIMA OF 20-35MM IN WESTERN  
VENEZUELA/NORTHEAST COLOMBIA. ON WEDNESDAY EXPECT MAXIMA OF  
20-40MM IN WESTERN AND NORTHWEST COLOMBIA WHILE THE EASTERLY WAVE  
FAVORS MAXIMA OF 15-25MM IN PANAMA. ON THURSDAY...INCREASING  
ONSHORE FLOW INTO WESTERN COLOMBIA WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 20-35MM.  
ALSO ON THURSDAY...A TROPICAL WAVE ARRIVING FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO  
GUYANA/EAST VENEZUELA WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 15-25MM.  
 
GALVEZ...(WPC)  
FERNANDER...(BDM)  
LEDESMA...(WPC)  
CLARKE...(CINWS)  
 

 
 
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