ABIO10 PGTW 141430
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN
REISSUED/141430Z-141800ZJAN2024//
REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/141351ZJAN2024//
REF/B/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/141352ZJAN2024//
NARR/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. REF B IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION ALERT.//
RMKS/
1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (135E WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
(1) AT 14JAN24 1200Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BELAL) WAS LOCATED
NEAR 19.8S 53.3E, APPROXIMATELY 120 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, AND
HAD TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 85 KNOTS GUSTING TO
105 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTXS31 PGTW 141500) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 98S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
11.5S 93.8E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 10.8S 94.1E, APPROXIMATELY 181 NM
WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE COCOS ISLANDS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND A 141151Z GMI 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT A DEFINED,
EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH PERSISTENT DEEP
CONVECTION IN THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY THAT IS BEGINNING TO BUILD
OVER THE CENTER. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT 98S IS IN A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT,
LOW (10-15 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND WARM (28-29 C) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT 98S WILL BE QUASI-
STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA
LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1004 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
IS UPGRADED TO HIGH. SEE REF B (WTXS21 PGTW 141400) FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.
(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 99S) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 15.5S
130.0E, APPROXIMATELY 102 NM EAST OF WYNDHAM, AUSTRALIA. ANIMATED
ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 140941Z SSMIS 91 GHZ
MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT AN ORGANIZED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) WITH
DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN QUADRANTS.
ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SUPPORT THE CURRENT
POSITION NEAR THE COAST AND CONFIRM A QUASI-STATIONARY MOTION OVER THE
PAST 12 HOURS. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT FAWCETT, TO THE NORTH,
INDICATE 20 TO 25 KNOT WESTERLIES WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS,
HOWEVER, CORE WINDS ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. WHILE THE SYSTEM
IS CURRENTLY OVER LAND, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST AND WILL BE
MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE TRANSITION OVER WATER. UPPER-LEVEL CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE WITH ROBUST OUTFLOW ALOFT AND LOW (10-15 KTS) VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR. FRICTIONAL EFFECTS OVER LAND ARE HINDERING DEVELOPMENT BUT
SURFACE PRESSURE VALUES ARE CLIMATOLOGICALLY LOW AT 997 MB. GLOBAL
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT 99S WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST OF
AUSTRALIA OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS WITH LITTLE INTENSIFICATION.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 997 MB. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.
(3) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 2.B.(1) TO HIGH
AND ADDED LOW AREA IN PARA 2.B.(2)//
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ABIO10 PGTW 150900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN
REISSUED/150900Z-151800ZJAN2024//
REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/150751ZJAN2024//
REF/B/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/150151ZJAN2024//
NARR/REFS A AND B ARE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS.//
RMKS/
1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (135E WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
(1) AT 15JAN24 0600Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (SIX) WAS LOCATED
NEAR 9.5S 93.7E, APPROXIMATELY 251 NM NORTHWEST OF THE COCOS ISLANDS,
AND HAD TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45
KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTXS32 PGTW 150900) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) AT 15JAN24 0000Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BELAL) WAS LOCATED
NEAR 20.5S 54.5E, APPROXIMATELY 45 NM WEST OF ST DENIS, AND HAD
TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 KNOTS GUSTING TO 110
KNOTS. SEE REF B (WTXS31 PGTW 150300) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(3) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 98S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
10.8S 94.1E IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. SEE
PARA. 2.A.(1) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 99S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
15.5S 130.0E HAS DISSIPATED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
(3) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 2.B.(1) TO WARNING
STATUS AND DISSIPATED AREA IN PARA. 2.B.(2).//
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