...SEA SURFACE TEMPS AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME...

 

Environmental conditions are not favorable for tropical cyclone formation at this time.

• Alex weakening as it moves through cooler sea surface temps and unfavorable upper level wind shear.
  

• Tropical wave #1 is located in the south Caribbean between 82°-80° west Lat.  This wave has the northern axis partially over the Southern Caribbean while the Southern axis of the wave is over the East Pacific.  There is some strong to moderate showers and storms over the south Caribbean and the East Pacific mainly associated with the interaction with Monsoon trough.

• Tropical Wave #2 is located near 64°-62° west Lat.  This was the north axis partially over the East Caribbean and the southern axis is over Venezuela and northern Brazil.  Some scattered showers and storms are located over Venezuela and northern Brazil.

• Tropical Wave #3 is located near 42°-40° west Lat.  Not much showers and storms associated with this wave at this time.

• Tropical Wave #4 is located 28°-26° west Lat.  There are some strong to moderate showers and storms along the waves axis. 

Note that none of these waves are showing signs of tropical cyclone formation.