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336 FXCA20 KWBC 101744 PMDCA Tropical Discussion - International Desks NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 143 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 Forecast Bulletin 10 October 2025 at 1745 UTC: Note: There will be no production of products on Monday, October 13th, due to federal holiday observance. Products will resume on Tuesday, October 14th. Synopsis: Tropical Storm Raymond will continue bringing isolated heavy rainfall to the southwest coast of Mexico, especially in Michoacan, today and Saturday. Afterward, the system is forecast to be taken by a mid-latitude upper-level trough and move inland into northwest Mexico, bringing heavy precipitation to the Baja Peninsula, Sonora, and Chihuahua beginning on Saturday through the rest of the weekend. In Costa Rica, a long fetch of moisture is expected to enter the south coast and will bring significant daily rainfall throughout the weekend. The development of a coastal low in the southeast United States will impact the Bahamas and Cuba, bringing heavy rain and potentially severe weather. The Lesser Antilles will continue to receive rain with the passage of Tropical Storm Jerry, which is expected to depart the region on Saturday Mexico and Central America: Tropical Storm Raymond is expected to continue its track offshore and parallel to the southwest coast of Mexico. Moisture associated with Raymond will continue to flow onshore on the eastern portion of the storm and will yield high precipitation totals of up to 25-50mm today into Saturday morning in Michoacan. On Saturday, the system will propagate toward a strong mid-level ridge which will steer it toward the Baja Peninsula and northwest Mexico. Heavy precipitation in Sonora, west Chihuahua, and Baja California are expected at this point as it begins moving into the southwest United States. Storm total precipitation is currently forecast to be a maximum of 150-200mm, and isolated totals of over 200+ are possible. The ongoing low-level induced trough event on the east coast of Mexico will begin dissipating today, with rainfall gradually dying down today. Isolated convection with remnant moisture is expected today, and totals of 30-60mm are expected in the north Veracruz, and south Tamaulipas. This area will finally see a reprieve from rainfall on Sunday. In Costa Rica, a long fetch plume of moisture is anticipated to flow from the west-southwest, and enter into the coast today and Saturday. Low-level flow will be strong, around 25kts, with abundant precipitable water. As it approaches the coast, it will be orographically enhanced and bring heavy rainfall, up to 30-60mm today, and 40-80mm on Saturday. In Nicaragua and Honduras, a deep upper-level trough, which is expected to concurrently impact Cuba and the Bahamas, will continue digging south into the Yucatan Peninsula. This will promote upper-level divergence in Nicaragua and Honduras, and with low-level flow bringing in moisture to the region, will yield high precipitation totals on Saturday and Sunday. The Bahamas and Caribbean: A deep upper-level trough in the central United States will continue digging far south to the Yucatan Peninsula, to around 18N, today and into the weekend. With Cuba and the Bahamas on the eastern side of the trough, upper-level divergence will be enhanced in this region. A coastal low developing in Florida, along with an associated cold front, will impact this area over the next three days, with heavy rainfall and potentially severe storms possible. Moisture associated with the low will remain even after the weekend, with rainfall expected to continue until early next week, as the front stalls. Precipitation will peak at around 25-50mm in Cuba, and 30-60mm in the Bahamas throughout the weekend, and there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. In the Lesser Antilles, Tropical Storm Jerry is forecast to continue bringing heavy rainfall to the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, as it continues its track northwestward. Southerly remnant moisture flow associated with the system will then continue moving through and precipitation is expected to continue after its departure on Sunday. Heaviest precipitation is anticipated to occur on Saturday, with up to 30-60mm expected in the Leeward Islands, and 25-50mm expected in the Virgin Islands. Tropical South America: Cyclonic circulation from the monsoon trough located just north of South America will aid in supplying moisture to the northwest portions of South America. This incoming moisture will flow in from the west and interact with the topography in northern Colombia and western Venezuela, and will bring heavy precipitation daily throughout the forecast period. Precipitation totals of up to 30-60mm are expected on Saturday and Sunday. In western Colombia, strong low-level moisture from the west will enter the west side of the mountains, and will bring seasonable and locally heavy precipitation. Precipitation on west Colombia will be heaviest on Saturday, with up to 40-80mm expected. On Sunday, an easterly influx of moisture will be orographically enhanced by the mountains in southeast Venezuela, which will bring heavy localized convection, with totals of up to 30-60mm expected. Positions of Tropical/Easterly Waves Initialized at 12 UTC TYP SOF INIT 11/00 11/12 12/00 12/12 13/00 13/12 14/00 EW 18N 45W 49W 52W 55W 57W 59W 62W 64W For the latest available charts please visit: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/international/crb_day1-3.shtml Blanco-Alcala...(WPC) $$