Potent Atlantic tropical wave could be big trouble for the United States
| Published on August 17, 2011 1:05 pm PT – By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist – Article Editor and Approved – Ron Jackson |
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(TheWeatherSpace.com) — A disturbance in the middle of the Atlantic is moving westward and has promising features to develop into something of concern down the line.
Latest satellite images show a very broad circulation in the area. This area must be watched as the broad area has both stacked surface and mid/upper level features.
Thunderstorms should continue to form around the center of it as it moves toward the Lee and Windward Islands and strength as it does.
This was a very potent wave and was already spinning when leaving Africa so chances for a Hurricane are high with it.
As for tracking, usually I do tracking maps for these larger systems and this one looks like a United States threat, likely the Southeastern Coast.
Right now I have the tracking map (view it here) moving westward and just South (but impacting) Puerto Rico. It then moves across the Dominican Republic and enters the warm waters of the Bahamas.
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