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Local forecast for Sal

Summary
- For today’s flight
- clearly defined convection line at the northern edge, more scattered conv towards southern edge, doldrums in northern circle
- heavy precipitation in middle of ITCZ (~12-13km) CTH
- For Sunday’s flight
- no planning yet, IWV field merges into one band, northern edge not clear, clearly defined southern moist margin
- little convection in area of sat track, deep convecton towards the East, might be calm, FC subject to change