PERCUSION Weather briefing
Current synoptic situation
NHC surface analysis
NHC tropical weather outlook
NHC tropical Hovmöller
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Saharan dust forecast
Local forecast for Sal
Summary
- For today’s flight:
- High cloud tops reaching about 15km in the centre circle & cloud circle
- The width of the ITCZ (estimated based on moist margins) is narrower according to the latest forecast
- Low wind regions in the cloud circle and the north circle
- For the upcoming flight on Wednesday:
- Less uncertainty in the northern moist margins
- Cloud top height ~ 12 km