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Fri Jul 23 2004 02:22 PM
Re: Tropics Quiet for the Moment

From the 2:05 twd
SUBTROPICAL ATLC...
ATYPICAL PATTERN CONTINUES THE W ATLC WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH ROUGHLY HALFWAY IN BETWEEN THE SE UNITED STATES AND
BERMUDA EXTENDING SWD OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND W CUBA. WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THE TROUGH IS NOW SPLITTING N OF 30N
WITH A FORMING UPPER LOW APPROXIMATELY 250 NM E OF GRAND BAHAMA
ISLANDS. THIS PATTERN IS PRODUCING STRONG DIVERGENCE TO THE E
AND SUPPORTING AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS FROM 20N-30N BETWEEN 65W-73W. A SURFACE
TROUGH IS NEARLY COLLOCATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH BUT THERE IS
LITTLE OR NO ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME. THIS AREA OF DISTURBED
WEATHER WILL LIKELY SPREAD WESTWARD OVER THE BAHAMAS AND
PORTIONS OF FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LOW
RETROGRADES WEST