05/19/2025
TROPICAL UPDATE - The first tropical wave of the year has exited the coast of Africa, with no development forecasted.
While an early-season tropical storm is possible in the Eastern Pacific through the end of May, top weather models indicate a quiet pattern for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
0015 UTC or 7:15pm est Mon May 19 2025
Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 31N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.
..TROPICAL WAVES...
A tropical wave has come off the coast of West Africa earlier
today. The low amplitude wave extends from 02N to 12N and its axis is near 18W, moving west at 5 kt. Scattered moderate convection is from 02N to 12N between 13W and 21W.