#20 Postby cycloneye » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:16 pm
Upgraded to Medium.
THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 9.2S
171.6E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 9.2S 169.2E, APPROXIMATELY 800 NM NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA, NEW CALDONIA. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS IMPROVED PERSISTENT CONVECTION WRAPPING IN
TOWARDS A BROAD BUT CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
(LLCC). A 061733Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS SIGNIFICANT DEEP
CONVECTION ALONG THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF THE LLCC. UPPER LEVEL
ANALYSIS INDICATES AN INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW TO
MODERATE (10 TO 20 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OFFSET BY A POINT
SOURCE PROVIDING EXCELLENT OUTFLOW. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPING BEYOND TAUS
48 TO 72. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1002 MB.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.
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