Tropical Waves, but No Cyclones in the Atlantic

The Atlantic Basin remains quiet today 

with no organized tropical systems. There are a few tropical waves to watch, but the chance of any of the the waves to develop into an organized tropical cyclone over the next couple of days remains small.

A tropical wave off the west coast of Africa will track westward and bring some showers and gusty winds to the Cape Verde Islands today. This wave is being suppressed by dry air, and development of any organized convection will be inhibited by this unfavorable environment.

We are also monitoring a tropical wave with an associated weak area of low pressure near the Lesser Antilles. There are some showers and thunderstorms associated with this tropical wave and low pressure area, but there is not any well defined surface wind circulation. Further tropical development is not anticipated in the near term as there appears to be too much contrasting flow through the atmosphere. As the disturbance tracks off to the west over the next couple of days, it will bring showers and locally gusty winds to the Lesser Antilles.

Showers and thunderstorms will then advance with the wave into the northeastern Caribbean Sea, affecting the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico next week when atmospheric conditions may become a little more favorable for development.

Another tropical wave in the western Caribbean is moving westward and will not develop.