Prognostic Meteorological Discussion
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567 FXCA20 KWBC 121928 PMDCA Tropical Discussion - International Desks NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 228 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 Forecast Bulletin 12 November 2025 at 1930 UTC: The Bahamas and Caribbean, Mexico and Central America: Calm conditions are expected across most of the Caribbean, with dry air and an upper level high persisting in the region limiting the development of convective activity. Light rainfall is possible, however, due to diurnal heating, and local effects. A stationary front currently extending over the Bahamas and Cuba and entering the Gulf of Honduras and Central America is forecast to weaken but will remain in the area for the next three days. This front will continue to cause most of the significant precipitation activity over the western Caribbean and portions of Mexico, Belize, and Honduras as it enhances the precipitable water available and low-level moisture convergence. The heaviest precipitation and convective activity associated with the front is expected today through Thursday morning over Honduras, particularly as upper-level divergence is enhanced along the periphery of an upper-level high. Precipitation is expected to decrease after Thursday morning over Honduras as the stationary front weakens and moves northward toward the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. An increase in precipitation is expected from Thursday through Friday over the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, continuing from Friday through Saturday, although lower totals are expected. Over the eastern Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and eastern Cuba the stationary front is expected to bring light rainfall each day. A low-level trough, reflected at mid-levels, is projected to increase instability over Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Combined with strong low-level winds advecting deep moisture from the Caribbean and enhanced upper-level divergence with an upper-level high in the Caribbean, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected today through Thursday. Precipitation is then expected to decrease, due to dry air intrusion early on Friday. Over Panama, the presence of the monsoon trough and the development of a low within the monsoon trough should bring precipitation to the area, particularly over the Gulf of Panama, and the Darien region, where flow is favorable for moisture advection from the Caribbean and the Pacific. Tropical South America: The precipitation pattern over tropical South America will be dominated by low-level moisture convergence, diurnal heating, convective induced troughs and local effects, including orographic lifting. Most of the precipitation is expected to occur from today through Saturday over the Pacific coast of Colombia, as long-fetch Pacific moisture feeds into the region. The development of thunderstorms and convective activity is expected from today through Saturday over the Amazon region of Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil with moisture advection, the presence of low-level troughs and upper-level diffluence. Ecuador is also expected to receive some precipitation, particularly from Thursday through Saturday, due to an increase in instability and low-level moisture convergence. Positions of Tropical/Easterly Waves Initialized at 12 UTC TYP SOF INIT 13/00 13/12 14/00 14/12 15/00 15/12 16/00 -- -- -- --- --- For the latest available charts please visit: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/international/crb_day1-3.shtml Rivera-Torres...(WPC) $$