Even though he hurricane Raphael It no longer has an impact on the Dominican territory and is located far away, to the northwest of Cuba, in the Dominican Republic will continue rains this Thursday, the weekend and early next, due to the effects of four different systems.
Juan Carlos de la Rosa, forecaster of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), informed Free Diary that this Thursday a circulation cyclone located in the southwest of the country in the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the fresh wind from the northeast will be generating rainson Friday there will be a broad impact trough which is northeast with a 30% chance of development cyclonic and from Saturday one will arrive vibe tropical in the southeast and a new trough.
Due to the circulation cyclone and the fresh northeast wind (which has improved temperatures) this Thursday are expected rains about Greater Santo Domingo, La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, San Pedro de MacorÃs, Samaná, San Cristóbal, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Santiago, Sánchez RamÃrez, Duarte, MarÃa Trinidad Sánchez, Hermanas Mirabal, Puerto Plata , Valverde, San José de Ocoa, ElÃas Piña and San Juan, even during the night.
In the National District they expect clouds isolated with occasional increases and especially in the afternoon downpoursthunderstorms and gusts of wind.
Cyclonic circulation
The predictor stated that the circulation cyclonic in the upper levels of the troposphere It is already beginning to affect the southeastern part of the country, but as the hours progress it will go much further and the incidence will be mainly in the southeast and northeast this Thursday and on Friday it would be more in the southwest of the central mountain range and area. border.
He said that he is currently circulation cyclone is located south – southwest of Puerto Ricomoving westward in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, but that its fields cloudy They are dragged to Dominican territory.
Wide trough northeast
This Friday the incidence of the circulation cyclone, predicted to be located to the southwest, in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, and the support of the broad trough in the north of the country, which is under surveillance and currently has a 20% probability of development cyclonic to seven days.
The predictor said that this trough It will continue its course towards the west, it will not remain stationary, and by Saturday it will be in the Wind Channel.
Saturday vibe tropical and new trough
Saturday will be the approach of the vibe tropical and the incidence of a trough to favor the rains.
“The rains They would continue on Saturday, but in the afternoon and mainly due to the approach of a vibe tropical, on Sunday too, for the same reason and a trough in height in combination with the vibe tropical,” he said.
Raphael
He hurricane Raphael It is located 290 kilometers west northwest of La HavanaCuba. It has maximum sustained winds near 165 kilometers per hour.
Some weakening is expected over the next few days, with it expected to downgrade to a tropical storm. Its trajectory is expected to turn westward and move over the southern Gulf of Mexico during the next few days.
