danielwAdministrator
(Moderator)
Tue Sep 28 2010 09:52 AM
Re: West Caribbean Disturbance

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
805 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1045 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURE...

SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING AND SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE. STRONG RAINSHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS COVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA...AND THE COASTAL
WATERS OF CUBA AND JAMAICA FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 78W AND
82W...FROM GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO THE COASTAL YUCATAN
PENINSULA FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W...AND FROM 18N
TO 19N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W IN THE NORTHERN ISTHMUS OF
TEHUANTEPEC OF MEXICO AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF
THE ISTHMUS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THIS PRECIPITATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH BROAD SURFACE-TO-MIDDLE
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE. A 1003 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS NEAR
19N85W. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE MAY DEVELOP
LATER TODAY. RESIDENTS IN CUBA...THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...THE
FLORIDA KEYS...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. PLEASE CONSULT
STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE OR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.