Forecast for 92L (TS Julia?)
The disturbance is moving westward at 5 mph, but steering currents favor a more west-northwest motion Saturday. Lower shear lies over the Central Caribbean, away from the coast of South America, so any northward component of motion will allow for more significant development. There is drier air to the north, but 92L is steadily moistening the atmosphere in the Caribbean, so dry air may not be a problem for it. Model support for development is less than it was yesterday. The GFS and NOGAPS models do not develop 92L. The HWRF, GFDL, and UKMET models predict development, with a track taking 92L into the Dominican Republic on Sunday as Tropical Storm Julia.
These models predict the storm will continue west-northwest, affecting Haiti, Eastern Cuba, Jamaica, and the Southeast Bahamas early next week. The ECMWF model foresees a more southerly track, taking 92L into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula seven days from now.
Residents of the northern Lesser Antilles Islands and Puerto Rico should anticipate the possibility of heavy rains from 92L affecting their islands on Saturday and Sunday, though most of the action will probably stay south and west. The southern Dominican Republic should see heavy rains of 3 - 6 inches on Sunday and Monday from 92L, and Haiti, Jamaica, and eastern Cuba should anticipate similar rains on Monday and Tuesday. Should 92L make a direct hit on the Dominican Republic, it could destroy the storm, though. NHC is giving 92L a 40% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Sunday, which is a reasonable forecast. The first Air Force Hurricane Hunter mission into 92L is scheduled for Saturday morning, but there will be two research missions into the storm today that will give us valuable information on 92L's large scale environment and potential for development.
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Poor Haiti!
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