TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A7 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Feb 061407 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE NAT CENTRE 985HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.1S 156.5W AT
061200 UTC.
POSITION FAIR BASED ON HR GOES EIR IMAGERY AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE
REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 24 KNOTS. MAXIMUM
10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 50 KNOTS.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
CONVECTION AROUND SUPPOSED LLCC HAS GRADUALLY IMPROVED WITH
PERSISTENT PRIMARY BANDS WRAPPING ONTO THE SYSTEM. ORGANIZATION
REMAINS GOOD. SYSTEM LIES IN AN AREA OF LOW TO MODERATE SHEARED
ENVIRONMENT WITH GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE. SST AROUND 30 DEGREES.
CYCLONE STEERED EAST-SOUTHEAST WITH SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
NEAR-EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH OF SYSTEM. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED
ON 0.8 WRAP YIELDS DT = 3.5 WITH PT AND MET AGREEING. FT BASED ON DT
THUS YIELDS T3.5/3.5/D1.0/24HRS.
FORECASTS :
AT 12 HRS VALID AT 070000 UTC 18.3S 153.8W MOV ESE AT 13 KT WITH 60
KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 24 HRS VALID AT 071200 UTC 18.9S 151.7W MOV ESE AT 10 KT WITH 55
KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK :
AT 36 HRS VALID AT 080000 UTC 19.0S 150.1W MOV E AT 08 KT WITH 50 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 48 HRS VALID AT 081200 UTC 18.9S 148.0W MOV E AT 12 KT WITH 50 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE
TTHE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON NAT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
062000 UTC.