Thursday, November 8, 2018

TROPICAL OUTLOOK NOV 8, 2018...0951 AM EST


Tropical Waves:

1.  A westward moving tropical wave near 20 degrees West is now void of any thunderstorms.  There are no signs of organization.

2.  A westward moving tropical wave near 48 degrees West  has some showers along the north a axis of the wave.  There are no signs of organization.

3.  A westward moving tropical wave near 73 degrees West is also void of any thunderstorms.  There are no signs of organization.

4.  A westward moving tropical wave across 86-85 degrees west is also void of any thunderstorms.  There are no signs of organization.

Troughs:

A surface trough near 65-64 degrees West is producing showers and storms along the northern axis of the trough just to the east of Puerto Rico.  This surface trough seems to be Interacting with an upper level trough northeast of the Bahamas and north of Puerto Rico.  Heavy rains with Gusty winds will spread over Puerto Rico later today as this trough tracks slowly westward.

Elsewhere in the tropics all remains quiet.
RTW