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TeachMeFinance.com - explain West African Disturbance Line West African Disturbance Line The term 'West African Disturbance Line' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A line of convection about 300 miles long, similar to a squall line. It forms over west Africa north of the equator and south of 15 degrees North latitude. It moves faster than an Easterly Wave between 20 and 40 mph. They move off the African coast every 4 to 5 days mainly in the summer. Some reach the American tropics and a few develop into tropical cyclones'. Previous 5 Terms: Wellhead protection area Well-logging Wellpoint WEQ WER Next 5 Terms: West Texas Intermediate (WTI - Cushing) West Wall Westerlies Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Western blot About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.