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HURRICANE CENTER: Five Tropical Waves Being Watched East, West Of Florida Peninsula

National Hurricane Center Tracking Map
National Hurricane Center Tracking Map
Use the data below to track the tropical waves being watched by the National Hurricane Center. Officially, there is nothing being “tracked,” but there are at least five waves in various stages of development. (NHC).

BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The tropical outlook map is blank for the first time in several weeks, but that doesn’t mean that everything is quiet. There are several tropical waves being watched by the National Hurricane Center as of Thursday, as what is considered to be the busy part of hurricane season approaches. Use the blank map, above, to plot the systems below. From the National Hurricane Center:

…TROPICAL WAVES…

An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 23W from 05N to 17N, moving
W at 15 kt. Nearby convection is described below.

An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 37W from 07N to 22N,
moving W at 15 to 20 kt. Nearby convection is described below.

An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 55W from 06N to 22N,
moving W at 10 to 15 kt. Isolated moderate convection is noted
from 05N to 12N between 47W and 59W.

A western Caribbean Sea tropical wave is along 83/84W from 20N
southward to the Panama/Costa Rica border, moving W at 15 kt.
Scattered showers and isolated tstorms are seen from 14N to 19N
between 81W and 87W.

A tropical wave is moving through the western Bay of Campeche
along 96W from 21N southward through southern Mexico to the
Pacific Ocean, moving W at 10 kt. Scattered moderate isolated
strong convection is noted in the southwestern Bay of Campeche,
south of 22N and west of 94W.