Prognostic Meteorological Discussion
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081 FXSA20 KWBC 061927 PMDSA SOUTH AMERICA FORECAST DISCUSSION - INTERNATIONAL DESKS NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 227 PM EST WED NOV 06 2024 GFS DATA AT FTPPRD.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/GFS/PROD/ SOUTH AMERICAN FORECAST BULLETIN FOR 06 NOV 2024 AT 1930 UTC: IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF THE CONTINENT...A POTENT UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS OVER PERU...BOLIVIA...AND WEST BRASIL ON WEDNESDAY. THE RIDGEBEGINS TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE DAY...ALLOWING FOR AN UPPER TROUGH TO EXTEND INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH BOLIVIA AND SOUTH PERU. IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...MOISTURE IS BEING ADVECTED FROM THE NORTH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONVERGE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA. THE PRESENCE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL PROVIDE VENTILATION FOR DEEP CONVECTION IN REGIONS OF SOUTH PERU AND INTO NORTH BOLIVIA. SIMILARLY...REGIONSOF MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND THE PRESENCE OF LOW LEVEL TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE OVER BRASIL...WHERE INCREASED AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TOTALSARE EXPECTED. THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IN THE REGION MAY NOT BE FULLY CAPTURED BY MODEL GUIDANCE IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH REGIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA. PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. IN SOUTH BRASIL...A FRONTAL BOUNDARYIS MAKING ITS WAY INTO RIO GRANDE SO SUL AND SANTA CATARINA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHERE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. ON THURSDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES ITS NORTH AND EASTWARD MOVEMENT INTO EAST BOLIVIA AND SOUTH BRASIL...FAVORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER PRESSURES IN THE LOWER LEVELS. FROM SOUTH PERU...NORTH BOLIVIA...AND INTO SOUTH BRASIL. THIS TROUGHING IS EXPECTED TO REFLECT IN THE 700 HPA AND 850 HPA LEVELS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH A STRONGER SIGNATURE IN THE LOWER LEVELS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CONVERGENCE ZONE ON FRIDAY. WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SACZ AND ENHANCEMENT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN PERU...BOLIVIA...AND SOUTH BRASIL FROM THURSDAY AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION...ON WEDNESDAY...THE NORTH-CENTRAL REGION OF BRASIL CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 25-50MM...EXTENDING INTO NORTH BOLIVIA...AND SOUTH PERU. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN SOUTH BOLIVIA WITH MAXIMA OF 25-50MM. MODEL GUIDANCE IS NOT CAPTURING THE CURRENT SITUATION IN EAST PARAGUAY MATO GROSSO DO SUL...WHERE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS PRESENT ACCORDING TO SATELLITE IMAGERY. HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED ON WEDNESDAY IN REGIONS OF PARAGUAY...AS SUCH A MAXIMA OF 30-60MM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE COULD BE EXPECTED. SIMILAR AMOUNTS COULD BE SEEN IN PARANA AND SANTA CATARINA-BRASIL. ON THURSDAY...THE DEVELOPING SACZ EXTENDS FROM SOUTH PERU TO SANTA CATARINA/PARANA-BRASIL. NORTH BOLIVIA/SOUTH PERU CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 40-80MM...WHILE SOUTH BOLIVIA INTO NORTH ARGENTINA CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 25-50MM. SOUTH BRASIL CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 35-70MM. ON FRIDAY...A MAXIMA OF 50-100MM COULD BE SEEN IN RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND SACZ ARE PRESENT. MAXIMA OF 35-70MM ARE EXPECTED IN EAST PERU INTO EAST AMAZONAS/ACRE-BRASIL...AS WELL AS FROM MATO GROSSO TO NORTH SAO PAULO. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAXIMA WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE CONFIDENCE IS GAINED THROUGH MODEL GUIDANCE. IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE CONTINENT...AN UPPER TROUGH IS DOMINATING THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WITH THE PRESENCE OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS EMBEDDED IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. THESE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL FAVOR ASCENT OVER THE REGION...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...MOISTURE IS LIMITED IN PORTIONS OF ARGENTINA. THE EXCEPTION IS SOUTHERN CHILE...WHERE THE PRESENCE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WITH INCREASED MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS TO INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ON WEDNESDAY...CENTRAL ARGENTINA CAN EXPECT MAXIMA OF 15MM WITH A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE PASSING OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS IN THE AREA. IN SOUTHERN CHILE EXPECT MAXIMA OF 15-20MM IN MAGALLANES. ON THURSDAY...AND INCREASED AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL FAVOR MAXIMA OF 15-30MM IN NORTH ARGENTINA...WHILE MAXIMA BELOW 25MM WITH A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL ARGENTINA. SIMILARLY...MAXIMA OF 20-35MM ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH AYSEN AND MAGALLANES WITH THE ENTRANCE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND LESS THAN 15MM ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTH LOS LAGOS TO NORTH AYSEN. ON FRIDAY...MOISTURE BEGINS TO DECREASE OVER ARGENTINA AS THE SACZ TO THE NORTH IS ESTABLISHED. MAXIMA BELOW 15MM ARE EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN CENTRAL ARGENTINA. HOWEVER...SOUTH CHILE CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PASSING OF TWO FRONTAL BOUNDARIES FROM ARAUCANA TO NORTH AYSEN...WHERE EXPECT MAXIMA OF 20-40MM. TO THE SOUTH...EXPECT MAXIMA BELOW 15MM WITH A RISK OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. CASTELLANOS...(WPC) $$