TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER C10 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 100124 UTC.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F CENTRE 996HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.6S 168.9E AT 100000 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR GMSGOES EIR AND VIS IMAGERY AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. TD05F MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 16 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS.
DEEP CONVECTION HAS FLARED WITH MULTIPLE EDDIES OVER SUPPOSED LLCC IN A MODERATE SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW TO MODERATE UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER THE SYSTEM. CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS EXTEND UPTO 700HPA. SST IS AROUND 29 DEGREES CELSIUS.
SYSTEM WILL CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY FURTHER IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS DUE TO DECREASING SHEAR TENDENCY AND GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE. GLOBAL MODELS HAVE PICKED THIS SYSTEM AND MOVE IT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS WITH SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION.
POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS IS HIGH. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON 0.4 WRAP WITH DT 2.5 WITH PT AND MET AGREEING. FT BASED ON DT THUS YIELDS T2.5/2.5/D0.5/24HRS.
FORECASTS : AT 12 HRS VALID AT 101200 UTC 18.1S 171.2E MOV ESE AT 11 KT WITH 35 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 24 HRS VALID AT 110000 UTC 18.4S 173.4E MOV ESE AT 11 KT WITH 35 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK : AT 36 HRS VALID AT 111200 UTC 18.8S 175.2E MOV ESE AT 10 KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 48 HRS VALID AT 120000 UTC 19.2S 176.7E MOV ESE AT 10 KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 100800UTC.
WTPS33 PGTW 100300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE) WARNING NR 009//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE) WARNING NR 009
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
100000Z --- NEAR 17.1S 168.4E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 090 DEGREES AT 10 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 050 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 17.1S 168.4E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
101200Z --- 17.7S 171.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 10 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
110000Z --- 18.1S 173.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 09 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
111200Z --- 18.4S 175.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 090 DEG/ 05 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
120000Z --- 18.4S 176.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
100300Z POSITION NEAR 17.3S 169.1E.
10FEB24. TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 36
NM NORTH OF PORT VILA, VANUATU, HAS TRACKED EASTWARD AT 10 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 100000Z IS
996 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 100000Z IS 18 FEET.
NEXT WARNINGS AT 100900Z, 101500Z, 102100Z AND 110300Z.//
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WDPS33 PGTW 100300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE)
WARNING NR 009//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
SUMMARY:
INITIAL POSITION: 17.1S 168.4E
INITIAL INTENSITY: 35 KTS
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: 36 NM NORTH OF PORT VILA, VANUATU
MOVEMENT PAST 6 HOURS: EASTWARD AT 10 KTS
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT: 18 FEET
SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION:
AS INDICATED IN ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI),
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 12P CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO CONSOLIDATE, WITH
FLARING DEEP CONVECTION OVER AN EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC).
ADDITIONALLY, MSI REVEALS FAIRLY SLOPPY LOW-LEVEL CLOUD BANDS WRAPPING
AROUND THE BROAD LLC WITH A WEAK CENTER EXPOSED TO THE NORTH. THE
INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON A 092222Z ASCAT-C PARTIAL IMAGE, WHICH
PLACES THE CENTER NEAR THE ISLAND OF EPI, JUST NORTH OF THE ISLAND OF
EFATE. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM PORT VILA ON EFATE ISLAND ARE
CURRENTLY SOUTHEASTERLY AT 08 KNOTS WITH A SLP VALUE OF 999 MB.
MAXIMUM WINDS OBSERVED IN THIS ASCAT IMAGE WERE 35 KNOTS, WHICH
SUPPORTS THE INITIAL INTENSITY WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. SUBJECTIVE DVORAK
INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 30 TO 45 KNOTS.
INITIAL WIND RADII BASIS: PERSISTENCE
CURRENT STEERING MECHANISM: LOW- TO MID-LEVEL NEAR-EQUATORIAL RIDGE
(NER) ENTRENCHED TO THE NORTH.
AGENCY DVORAK AND AUTOMATED FIXES:
PGTW: T3.0 - 45 KTS
KNES: T2.0 - 30 KTS
NFFN: T2.5 - 35 KTS
CIMSS AIDT: 34 KTS AT 092330Z
CIMSS DPRINT: 36 KTS AT 100100Z
FORECASTER ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENT: MARGINAL
VWS: 10-15 KTS
SST: 29-30 CELSIUS
OUTFLOW: MODERATE POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD
OTHER FACTORS: FRICTIONAL IMPACTS INFLUENCED BY VANUATU AND WEAK
UPPER-LEVEL DRY-AIR ENTRAINMENT.
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE:
INITIAL POSITION: MEDIUM
INITIAL INTENSITY: HIGH
INITIAL WIND RADII: MEDIUM
3. FORECAST REASONING.
SIGNIFICANT FORECAST CHANGES: THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS WARNING.
FORECAST DISCUSSION: TC 12P IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE NER THROUGH TAU
48. AS A WEAK STEERING RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD TO THE EAST NEAR
TAU 48, THE GENERAL EASTWARD PROGRESSION IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY SLOW
DOWN AND POSSIBLY BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY. AFTER TC 12P TRACKS EAST OF
THE VANUATU ARCHIPELAGO, A SLIGHT INCREASE TO A PEAK INTENSITY OF 40
KNOTS IS ANTICIPATED BY TAU 12. SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH MODERATE TO HIGH NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY
VWS AT 20-25 KNOTS AND INCREASING DRY-AIR ENTRAINMENT. THE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 48.
MODEL DISCUSSION: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAVGEM, WHICH TRACKS THE
SYSTEM DIRECTLY INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED BUILDING RIDGE, THE NUMERICAL
MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A CROSS-TRACK SPREAD OF 45 NM
AT TAU 48. AFTER THE FORECAST PERIOD, NUMERICAL GUIDANCE DIVERGES WITH
INCREASING UNCERTAINTY DUE TO THE EVOLVING STEERING RIDGE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO THE EAST. INTENSITY GUIDANCE REMAINS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
THE MESOSCALE MODELS (HAFS-A AND COAMPS-TC (GFS)) SUPPORTING THE JTWC
INTENSITY FORECAST.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE:
TRACK 0 - 72 HR: MEDIUM
INTENSITY 0 - 72 HR: MEDIUM//
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Advisory Number 7 on a Tropical Low issued by the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, Port Vila at 12:01pm VUT Saturday 10 February 2024.
At 11:00am local time today, a Tropical Low (997 hPa) was located about 17.4S 168.3E. The tropical low is positioned near the centre of square letter I, number 8 (I,8) of the Vanuatu tropical cyclone tracking map. This is about 20 KM north northwest of the Efate group. In the past 6 hours, the system has move in an east direction at 14KM/HR. The potential for the tropical low to become a tropical cyclone in the next 12 to 36 hours is moderate to high.
Strong winds of 25-33Kts(50-56km/h) gusting up to 34-40Kts(64-75km/h) within 60 nautical miles northeast, northwest and southwest of the system center. Strong winds will continue to be expected over all the islands of Vanuatu today.
Passing heavy rainfalls are expected to still affect some of the islands of Vanuatu today, Possible flash flooding over low lying areas, areas close to river banks, including coastal flooding and landslide. People in these areas are advised to take extra precautions
Seas will still be expected to be rough with moderate swells expected over all coastal waters of Vanuatu as the system is crossing over Vanuatu.
A Marine Strong Wind Warning is current for all Vanuatu coastal waters. A Severe Weather Warning is also current for the whole of the Vanuatu group. See seperate bulletin.
Office of the NDMO advices that Yellow Alert is in effect for SHEFA province while Blue alert for TAFEA province. Any actions regarding these alerts, please contact NDMO on 22699.
The next information will be issued at 6:00pm midday or earlier if the situation changes. People throughout Vanuatu should continue to listen to Radio Vanuatu and other Radio Outlets to get the latest advisory on this system.
This Advisory Bulletin is also available on VMGD's website: www.vmgd.gov.vu as well as on VMGD's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/vmgd.gov.vu/. Also dial VMGD's Free Toll number 116 to get the latest advisory.
WTPS13 NFFN 100600
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER C11 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Feb 100757 UTC.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F CENTRE 996HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.6S 169.5E
AT 100600 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR EIR AND VIS IMAGERY AND
PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EASTSOUTHEAST ABOUT 09
KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT 30 KNOTS.
DEEP CONVECTION LIES TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SUPPOSED LLCC. LLCC
REMAINS ELONGATED. LLCC LIES IN A MODERATE SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH
WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND UPPER DIVERGENCE. CYCLONIC
CIRCULATIONS EXTEND UPTO 500HPA. SST IS
AROUND 29 DEGREES CELSIUS.
SYSTEM WILL CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY FURTHER IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12
HOURS DUE TO DECREASING SHEAR TENDENCY AND GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE.
SYSTEM IS BEING STEERED TO THE EASTSOUTHEAST BY THE NER LOCATED TO
THE NORTH.
DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON SHEAR PATTERN YIELDS DT 2.5 WITH PT AND
MET AGREEING. FT BASED ON DT THUS YIELDS T2.5/2.5/S0.0/24HRS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
EASTSOUTHEASTWARDS.
POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH
FORECASTS :
AT 12 HRS VALID AT 101800 UTC 18.2S 172.0E MOV ESE AT 12KT WITH 35 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 24 HRS VALID AT 110600 UTC 18.5S 173.9E MOV ESE AT 11KT WITH 35 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK :
AT 36 HRS VALID AT 111800 UTC 18.7S 175.6E MOV E AT 09KT WITH 35 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 48 HRS VALID AT 120600 UTC 18.5S 176.4E MOV E AT 06KT WITH 30 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F
WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 101400UTC.
WTPS33 PGTW 100900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE) WARNING NR 010//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE) WARNING NR 010
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
100600Z --- NEAR 16.7S 170.4E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 085 DEGREES AT 15 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
REPEAT POSIT: 16.7S 170.4E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
101800Z --- 17.0S 173.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
100900Z POSITION NEAR 16.8S 171.1E.
10FEB24. TROPICAL CYCLONE 12P (TWELVE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 134 NM
EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT VILA, VANUATU, HAS TRACKED EASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE MAIN CONVECTION HAS BECOME SHEARED 80+ NM FROM A WEAK,
RAGGED, AND EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). THE INITIAL POSITION
IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE EXPOSED LLC. THE INITIAL
INTENSITY IS ALSO ASSESSED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON EXTRAPOLATION
FROM THE 092222Z ASCAT PASS, SUPPORTED BY THE PGTW 1.5/2.5 DVORAK
ESTIMATE SHOWING A RAPID WEAKENING TREND. ANALYSIS INDICATES THE
SYSTEM IS NOW UNDER 25+ KNOTS OF RELATIVE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR THAT HAS
CAUSED THE RAPID DECAY AND WEAKENING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THIS
IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL
HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF
REGENERATION.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 100600Z IS 997 MB.
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 100600Z IS 11 FEET.//
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Information Number 3 on a Tropical Low issued by the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department, Port Vila at 6:00pm VUT Saturday 10 February 2024.
At 5:00pm local time today, a Tropical low (997 hPa) was located near 17.8S 170.2E. The tropical low is positioned at the bottom left corner of square letter K, number 8 (K, 8) of the Vanuatu tropical cyclone tracking map. This is about 160 KM northeast of Erromango. The system was moving east southeast at 34 KM/HR in the past 6 hours. The potential for the tropical low to become a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours and move towards the Fiji group is moderate to high.
Strong winds of 25-33Kts(50-56km/hr within 60 nautical miles northeast, northwest and southwest of the system center. There are patch of strong winds area will continue to passed and expected over some of the islands of Vanuatu tonight.
Passing heavy rainfalls are expected to continue to affect some of the islands of Vanuatu tonight, Possible flash flooding over low lying areas, areas close to river banks, including coastal flooding and landslide. People in these areas are advised to take extra precautions
Seas will continue to be rough with moderate swells expected over all coastal waters of Vanuatu as the system has just crossing over Shefa province.
A Marine Strong Wind Warning is still current for all Vanuatu coastal waters. A Severe Weather Warning is also is still current for the Vanuatu group. See seperate bulletin.
Office of NDMO advice concerning the color alert is "All CLEAR" for SHEFA and TAFEA province. For any further information, please contact NDMO on 22699.
The next information on the system will be issued at 6:00am tomorrow or earlier if the situation changes. People throughout Vanuatu should continue to listen to Radio Vanuatu and other Radio Outlets to get the latest information on this system.
This bulletin is available on VMGD's website: https://www.vmgd.gov.vu/ and its facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/vmgd.gov.vu/. You can also obtain this information by dialling VMGD'S free toll number 116.
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER C12 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 101307 UTC.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F CENTRE 996HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.7S 170.3E AT 101200 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR GMSGOES EIR IMAGERY AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS.
DEEP CONVECTION LIES TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF SUPPOSED LLCC. LLCC REMAINS ELONGATED. LLCC LIES IN A MODERATE SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND UPPER DIVERGENCE. CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS EXTEND UPTO 500HPA. SST IS AROUND 29 DEGREES CELSIUS.
SYSTEM WILL CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY FURTHER IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS DUE TO DECREASING SHEAR TENDENCY AND GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE. SYSTEM IS BEING STEERED TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST BY THE NER LOCATED TO THE NORTH. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST SOUTHEASTWARDS.
POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.
DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON SHEAR PATTERN YIELDS DT 2.0 WITH MET AGREEING. PT IS 2.5. FT BASED ON PT THUS YIELDS T2.5/2.5/D0.5/24HRS.
FORECASTS : AT 12 HRS VALID AT 110000 UTC 18.0S 172.7E MOV E AT 12 KT WITH 35 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 24 HRS VALID AT 111200 UTC 18.3S 174.7E MOV E AT 12 KT WITH 35 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK : AT 36 HRS VALID AT 120000 UTC 18.4S 176.0E MOV E AT 09 KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 48 HRS VALID AT 121200 UTC 18.5S 176.9E MOV E AT 08 KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 102000 UTC.
WTPS13 NFFN 101800
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER C13 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Feb 101926 UTC.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F CENTRE 996HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.2S 173.2E
AT 101800 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR GMSGOES EIR AND VIS IMAGERY
AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE
ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS.
DEEP CONVECTION LIES TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SUPPOSED LLCC. LLCC
REMAINS ELONGATED AND IN A MODERATE TO HIGH SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH
MODERATE UPPER DIVERGENCE
OVER THE SYSTEM. CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS EXTEND UPTO 700HPA. SST IS
AROUND 29 DEGREES CELSIUS.
SYSTEM IS STRUGGLING TO INTENSIFY WHLIST MOVING INTO A HIGH SHEARED
ENVIRONMENT WITH DRY AIR INTRUSION FLOWING INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO MOVE THE SYSTEM
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS WITH NO INTENSIFICATION.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN
THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS IS LOW TO MODERATE. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON 0.3
WRAP WITH
DT 2.0 WITH PT AND MET AGREEING. FT BASED ON DT THUS YIELDS
T2.0/2.5/W0.5/24HRS.
FORECASTS :
AT 12 HRS VALID AT 110600 UTC 19.3S 176.1E MOV E AT 13 KT WITH 30 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 24 HRS VALID AT 111800 UTC 19.7S 178.4E MOV E AT 13 KT WITH 30 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK :
AT 36 HRS VALID AT 120600 UTC 20.0S 179.8W MOV E AT 11 KT WITH 30 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 48 HRS VALID AT 121800 UTC 20.1S 178.6W MOV E AT 10 KT WITH 30 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
THIS WILL BE THE LAST ISSUE FOR DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 05F.
FINAL Information Number 4 on a Tropical Low issued by the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department, Port Vila at 6:07am VUT Sunday 11 February 2024.
At 6:00am local time today, a Tropical low (997 hPa) was located near 18.4S 172.8E. The tropical low is positioned at centre right of square letter M, number 9 (M, 9) of the Vanuatu tropical cyclone tracking map. This is about 400 KM east of Erromango. The system was moving east southeast at 22 KM/HR in the past 6 hours. The potential for the tropical low to become a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours and move towards the Fiji group is moderate to high.
Strong winds of 25-33Kts(50-56km/hr within 60 nautical miles northeast, northwest and southwest of the system center. There are patch of strong winds area will continue to passed and expected over some of the islands of Vanuatu tonight.
The System no longer poses any threat to any islands of Vanuatu.
Passing heavy rainfalls are expected to continue to affect some of the islands of Vanuatu tonight, Possible flash flooding over low lying areas, areas close to river banks, including coastal flooding and landslide. People in these areas are advised to take extra precautions
Seas will continue to be rough with moderate swells expected over all coastal waters of Vanuatu as the system has just crossing over Shefa province.
A Marine Strong Wind Warning is still current for all Vanuatu coastal waters. A Severe Weather Warning is also is still current for the Vanuatu group. See seperate bulletin.
Office of NDMO advice concerning the color alert is "All CLEAR" for SHEFA and TAFEA province. For any further information, please contact NDMO on 22699.
This will be Final Information Bulletin issued for Tropical Low, unless the situation changes.
This bulletin is available on VMGD's website: https://www.vmgd.gov.vu/ and its facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/vmgd.gov.vu/. You can also obtain this information by dialling VMGD'S free toll number 116.