Atlantic disturbance struggles to organize but tropical-storm-force winds remain
On the current schedule, Tropical Disturbance No. 1 will cross the islands Wednesday night bringing wind gusts over 40 mph to some land areas north of the track of the system
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There is a low chance it will become organized enough to be designated a tropical depression or storm, as pressure drops have been noted the past 24 hours.
Tropical Disturbance No. 1, which we have been following across the tropical Atlantic, is approaching the southernmost Caribbean islands.
On the current schedule, it will cross the islands Wednesday night bringing wind gusts over 40 mph to some land areas north of the track of the system. Parts of Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and the smaller surrounding island will experience the tropical squalls.
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A tropical disturbance approaching the southernmost Caribbean islands will likely become Tropical Storm Bonnie within the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center. (FOX Weather)
The National Hurricane Center has officially designated the disturbance as Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 (PTC), meaning they can issue Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings for the affected land areas.
The disturbance continues to be quite disorganized. The strong winds are equally related to the low pressure of the disturbance and the strong high-pressure system to the north. It’s that same high that is holding the disturbance on an unusual far-southern track.
By late Wednesday, Tropical Disturbance No. 1 will affect the ABC Islands – Bonaire, Aruba, and Curaçao. (The geographical layout is not ABC, it’s actually ACB left to right with Bonaire the farthest east.) Only once in the record book has an organized tropical system brought bad weather to that island group in June. That was in 1933.
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By late Wednesday, Tropical Disturbance No. 1 will affect the ABC Islands – Bonaire, Aruba, and Curaçao. (FOX Weather)
And it’s not certain that it will happen this time. Since the system is so disorganized, and with the Venezuelan coast ahead, the disturbance may have to clear the South American landmass and emerge into the southwestern Caribbean before it can organize into an official tropical storm.
They’ll feel the system pass by, but there’s a decent chance it won’t meet the definition of a tropical storm.
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We are in a confusing situation with a system that has tropical-storm force winds – that is, 40 mph or higher – but doesn’t have the organization that is required for the storm to be named. The atmospheric pattern looks reasonably conducive. But the disturbance is embedded in a broad area of low pressure, which is a regular feature at the low latitude where this disturbance formed, and the system hasn’t been able to establish its own, closed circulation.
The bottom line is, whether the system gets a name or not, gusty winds and heavy rain will move through the southeastern Caribbean islands late Tuesday into Wednesday. Everybody in that region should stay informed.
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The forecast track for Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 as of June 28, 2022. (FOX Weather)
In the northern Gulf of Mexico, the consensus of the computer forecast models is that a weak area of low pressure will form from Tropical Disturbance No. 1 and drift toward south Texas.
The National Hurricane Center is giving it a slight chance of developing into at least a tropical depression. In any case, persistent rain is going to extend along the northern Gulf Coast for the next few days.
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Behind PTC Two, there’s another tropical disturbance. It will likely take a more northerly track toward the Caribbean where it will plow into dry air and hostile upper winds which should tear it apart.
In the Atlantic behind Tropical Disturbance No. 1, there is a broad area of disturbed weather made up of two weak tropical disturbances. Together - we'll call them Tropical Disturbance No. 3 – they are projected to take a more typical track toward the northeastern Caribbean islands.
The atmospheric conditions are forecast to become somewhat more conducive for development, but not excessively so. The eventual system will have to deal with modestly hostile upper winds.
Right now, the National Hurricane Center is giving this disturbance a slight chance of developing into at least a tropical depression in the next 5 days.
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