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From May 11-20, the ITF has maintained a smooth movement slighlty northward. The ITF position has remained below the long-term average position during this time of the year. The mean western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was approximated at 13.3N,which is about 1.2 degree south of the normal. The mean eastern (20E-35E) portion of the ITF was located at 11.4N, which is 1.2 degree from the long-term mean position. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term climatological position during the 1st dekad of May and its previous position during the 1 dekad of May. Figures 2 and 3 are time series, illustrating the latitudinal values of the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, and their seasonal evolutions since April, 2020.

Dekad	15W	10W	5W	0	5E	10E	15E	20E	25E	30E	35E
April 1	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.8	12.1	11.5	10.1	10.0	9.6	9.6	9.1
April 2	11.6	11.9	12.5	12.2	11.4	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.7
April 3	10.7	11.8	12.3	12.5	12.8	11.7	10.9	10.4	10.0	8.9	9.8
May 1	12.9	12.8	13.2	13.3	13.1	12.1	11.7	11.2	10.9	10.4	11.7
May 2	12.4	12.6	13.2	13.4	14.1	13.2	12.3	11.9	11.3	11.2	11.3