All Quiet Across the Atlantic Basin

The tropical Atlantic Basin remains generally quiet at the present time.

 

 

 

One tropical wave is crossing the Atlantic. It is currently located at about 46 west and is moving westward at about 20 knots, which will take it into the eastern Caribbean by Tuesday afternoon. There are scattered showers with this wave.

Elsewhere across the Atlantic Basin, a large zone of Saharan dust continues to inhibit development across much of the Caribbean Sea. Another zone of dust stretches from the central Atlantic Ocean to the coast of Africa. This large amount of dry air combined with substantial wind shear will help to limit any tropical development over the next 3-5 days.