659  
FXSA20 KWBC 151920  
PMDSA  
 
SOUTH AMERICA FORECAST DISCUSSION - INTERNATIONAL DESKS  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
319 PM EDT MON JUL 15 2024  
 
GFS DATA AT FTPPRD.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/GFS/PROD/  
 
SOUTH AMERICAN FORECAST BULLETIN FOR 15 JUL 2024 AT 1930 UTC:  
 
A DRY PATTERN HAS ESTABLISHED OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTH  
AMERICAN DOMAIN ON MONDAY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE  
NEXT THREE DAYS. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS TROPICAL NORTH  
AMERICA...SOUTH-CENTRAL CHILE...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST BRASIL. ON  
MONDAY...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS OVER NORTHEAST BRASIL  
AND MEANDERS INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY FAVORING  
DRIER CONDITIONS FROM CENTRAL BRASIL INTO  
BOLIVIA...PARAGUAY...NORTHERN ARGENTINA...AND URUGUAY. IN THE  
LOWER LEVELS...THE DRY TRADE WINDS FROM THE EAST ARE EXPECTED OVER  
MOST OF THE REGION. POTENTIAL FOR CONVERGENCE OF ANY AVAILABLE  
MOISTURE IN THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF BRASIL  
WILL FAVOR SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST  
BRASIL ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20MM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
THE PASSING OF TROPICAL WAVES OVER THE GUIANAS...VENEZUELA...AND  
COLOMBIA WILL FAVOR PRECIPITATION IN THE REGION. MOST OF THE  
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH OF FORECAST  
DOMAIN. ON MONDAY...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 20-40MM  
FROM EAST VENEZUELA TO THE GUIANAS. THE SAME WAVE WILL FAVOR  
MAXIMA OF 15-25MM IN SOUTHERN VENEZUELA ON TUESDAY. SIMILAR  
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST COLOMBIA DUE TO A PASSING  
TROPICAL WAVE. BY WEDNESDAY...THE TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED IN EAST  
COLOMBIA AND CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 20-45MM.  
 
IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CONTINENT...A BLOCKING PATTERN IN  
THE LOWER LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN AND INTO SOUTHERN  
BRASIL...SOUTH BOLIVIA...PARAGUAY...AND ARGENTINA...AND WITH THE  
ASSISTANCE OF THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN CENTRAL  
BRASIL...WILL FAVOR FRONTAL PASSAGES TO REMAIN TO THE WESTERN AND  
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CHILE AND ARGENTINA. THEY ARE ALSO NOT  
EXPECTED TO REACH PAST SOUTHERN PARAGUAY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS. ON MONDAY...EXPECT A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO PROPAGATE  
OVER NORTHERN CHILE AND ARGENTINA. DUE TO THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT  
MOISTURE IN THE REGION...GENERALIZED MAXIMA OF 15-30MM ARE  
EXPECTED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL CHILE...WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW. ON  
TUESDAY...PRECIPITATION DECREASES TO MAXIMA OF 15MM IN CENTRAL  
CHILE. ON WEDNESDAY...A NEW FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL  
FAVOR MAXIMA OF 15-25MM IN THE AFOREMENTIONED REGION.  
 
ACOSTA...(WPC)  
 

 
 
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