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How will it affect the waters N of PR and DR when its in the Caribbean? Did I miss something here? AGXX40 KNHC 030619 MIMATS 220 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2004
OTHER SYSTEM OF INTEREST FOR LATE WEEK INTO WEEKEND IS THE LOW CURRENTLY E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WHICH SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA...ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS. MORE DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM IN THE CARIBBEAN/TROPICAL ATLC SECTION BELOW.
LOW E OF WINDWARD ISLANDS NEAR 12N51W IS MOVING WNW AND STILL FAIRLY WELL ORGANIZED. HOWEVER...YESTERDAY'S QUIKSCAT DATA INDICATED WINDS NO HIGHER THAN 25 KT AND RECENT OBS FROM DRIFTING BUOYS SUGGEST LOWEST PRESSURES ABOUT 1012-1013 MB WHICH IS UNCHANGED FROM 18 HOURS AGO. LOW WILL CROSS 55W LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT/ EARLY THU...THEN OVER E CARIBBEAN WATERS FRI/SAT.
Making a claim at this point that it will go into the Carribbean is a stretch. PR NWS discussion says it appears it will be NE of the island. That is a big difference in thinking during hurricane season in that part of the atlantic basin.
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