Fifth tropical wave rolls off the coast of Africa

SAN JUAN — A fifth tropical wave has peeled off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands — one day before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

There is potential for above-normal precipitation during the first weeks of June for the Bahamas region, Cuba, Hispaniola, and portions of Central America. The possibility of cyclonic development is monitored (long term) in the Western Caribbean and the Northeast Pacific basin and off the coast of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula during mid-June.

A far eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 24W/25W from 11N southward, and moving westward at 15 to 20 kt. Widely scattered moderate convection is seen from 03N to 08N between 09W and 37W. A central Atlantic tropical wave is near 45W from 11N southward and moving westward at 15 to 20 kt. Widely scattered moderate convection is noted from 05N to 11N between 39W and 47W.