916  
FXSA20 KWBC 081839  
PMDSA  
 
SOUTH AMERICA FORECAST DISCUSSION - INTERNATIONAL DESKS  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
139 PM EST FRI NOV 08 2024  
 
GFS DATA AT FTPPRD.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/GFS/PROD/  
 
NOTE: THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN FORECAST BULLETIN WILL  
BE AVAILABLE ON 12 NOVEMBER 2024.  
 
SOUTH AMERICAN FORECAST BULLETIN FOR 08 NOV 2024 AT 1840 UTC:  
 
IN SOUTH AMERICA ON FRIDAY...THE NORTHERN REGION WILL BE IN THE  
PRESENCE OF THE MEANDERING UPPER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...THAT  
EXTENDS FROM THE EAST PACIFIC...AND ELONGATES THROUGH CENTRAL  
BRASIL. THE TROUGHING PATTERN IN THE SOUTHERN REGION IS VERY  
PROGRESSIVE...AND ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS. THE CURRENT TROUGH THAT EXTENDS ARE FAR NORTH AS CENTRAL  
BOLIVIA...AND SOUTH BRASIL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF  
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CONVERGENCE ZONE (SACZ) THAT IS FAVORING DEEP  
CONVECTION FROM SOUTH BRASIL INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE  
COUNTRY...INTO BOLIVIA...AND SOUTH PERU. THE ELEVATED AMOUNTS OF  
PRECIPITABLE WATER IS STRENGTHENING THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER  
PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE BOLIVIAN  
HIGH IS PRESENT AND EXTENDS FROM PERU INTO SOUTH CENTRAL BRASIL.  
THIS BLOCKING PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO THE POTENT AND ENHANCE THE  
JET TO THE SOUTH OVER ARGENTINA WITH THE APPROACHING WIDE TROUGH  
OVER THE SOUTHERN CONE OF THE CONTINENT. TO THE EAST IN  
BRASIL...THE UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE SACZ DEVELOPMENT  
EXTENDS TROUGH THE SOUTH AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTRY...AS  
THE BOLIVIAN HIGH DOMINATES AND PUSHES INTO THE REGION IN THE  
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THE PRESENCE OF THE SACZ IS EXPECTED TO  
REMAIN OVER THE WEEKEND...WEAKENING ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND  
EXPECTED MOSTLY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF BRASIL. THE HEAVIER  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF SAO PAULO...RIO DE  
JANEIRO...AND ESPIRITO SANTO...AS WELL AS INTO MINAS GERAIS OVER  
THE NEXT THREE DAYS. PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF 50-100MM ARE EXPECTED  
WITH POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS LOCALLY. WITH THE SACZ OVER THE  
REGION...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM PERU  
THROUGH BOLIVIA...AND INTO WEST AND SOUTH BRASIL.  
 
IN THE SOUTHERN CONE OF THE CONTINENT...THE POTENT UPPER RIDGE  
FROM THE NORTH BEINGS TO EXTEND INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH CHILE AND  
ARGENTINA...ENHANCING THE UPPER JET OVER CENTRAL CHILE WITH THE  
PASSING UPPER TROUGH TO THE SOUTH. IN THE MID LEVELS...SHORT WAVE  
TROUGHS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY AND INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL  
ARGENTINA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WITH THE PASSING FRONTAL BOUNDARIES  
ACTING AS TRIGGERS...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED  
IN CENTRAL ARGENTINA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND WILL PROPAGATE  
INTO NORTH ARGENTINA BY SUNDAY...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE  
WEATHER. WITH THE SACZ WEAKENING IN BOLIVIA AND WEST BRASIL...AND  
INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE REGION FROM THE NORTH...EXPECT  
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY. IN SOUTHERN  
CHILE...THE ENTRANCE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL FAVOR THE INCREASE  
OF MOISTURE IN THE REGION AND PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE  
NEXT THREE DAYS WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE UPPER JET DYNAMICS.  
 
CASTELLANOS...(WPC)  
 
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