SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Severe Tropical Cyclone

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Re: Coral Sea: INVEST 94P

#21 Postby Iune » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:13 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:If this becomes a storm, who will name it? Australia or Papua New Guinea?


The storm is currently in TCWC Port Moresby (PNG)'s Area of Responsibility and will recieve a name from them. The warnings are issued by TCWC Brisbane as Port Moresby's website is still "under construction".
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Re: Coral Sea: INVEST 94P

#22 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:34 pm

14/0132 UTC 12.4S 151.2E T3.0/3.0 07P -- Southwest Pacific

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#23 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:35 pm

WTPS32 PGTW 140300
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (SEVEN) WARNING NR 001//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (SEVEN) WARNING NR 001
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
140000Z --- NEAR 12.2S 150.9E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 065 DEGREES AT 07 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 12.2S 150.9E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
141200Z --- 12.7S 151.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 08 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
150000Z --- 13.9S 153.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 12 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
151200Z --- 15.7S 154.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 15 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
160000Z --- 17.7S 157.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 23 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
170000Z --- 24.0S 164.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 22 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY
NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY.
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
180000Z --- 30.1S 171.4E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 17 KTS
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120 HRS, VALID AT:
190000Z --- 36.2S 174.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
140300Z POSITION NEAR 12.3S 151.2E.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 07P (SEVEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 415 NM
NORTHEAST OF CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 07
KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES THIS SYSTEM HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 12
HOURS. RECENT MICROWAVE PASSES SHOW A WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND TIGHTLY CURVED CONVECTIVE BANDING. THE
CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES OF35 KNOTS FROM PGTW,
KNES, AND ABRF. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED IN A REGION OF STRONG DIFFLUENT FLOW AND LOW
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (< 15 KNOTS). THE SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO MAKE AN
EASTWARD TURN AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GENERALLY SOUTHEAST AFTER TAU
12 ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TO MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL
STEERING RIDGE. TC 07P IS FORECAST TO STEADILY INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU
72, BUT MAY INTENSIFY MORE SLOWLY IN THE EARLIER TAUS DUE TO
SUPPRESSED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST TO THE
SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION AS
IT INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY AFTER TAU 72. NUMERICAL
MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT; THEREFORE THIS FORECAST IS
CLOSE TO MODEL CONSENSUS. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A,
NAVMARFCSTCEN 130951Z JAN 11 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT
(WTPS21 PGTW 131000). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 140000Z IS
14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 141500Z AND 150300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL
CYCLONE 05P (VANIA) WARNINGS (WTPS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY
UPDATES.//
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#24 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:51 pm

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#25 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:52 pm

TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - EASTERN REGION
Issued by BRISBANE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 0342 UTC 14/01/2011
Name: Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Identifier: 10U
Data At: 0300 UTC
Latitude: 12.5S
Longitude: 151.3E
Location Accuracy: within 30 nm [55 km]
Movement Towards: east [095 deg]
Speed of Movement: 8 knots [14 km/h]
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 35 knots [65 km/h]
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 50 knots [95 km/h]
Central Pressure: 992 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:
Radius of Maximum Winds:
Dvorak Intensity Code: T3.0/3.0/D1.0/24HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1000 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 120 nm [220 km]
Storm Depth: Deep
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time : Location : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind : Central Pressure
[UTC] : degrees : nm [km]: knots[km/h]: hPa
+12: 14/1500: 13.5S 152.1E: 120 [220]: 040 [075]: 990
+24: 15/0300: 14.9S 153.1E: 150 [280]: 050 [095]: 984
+36: 15/1500: 16.3S 155.4E: 185 [340]: 060 [110]: 978
+48: 16/0300: 18.6S 159.1E: 215 [400]: 065 [120]: 973
+60: 16/1500: 21.7S 162.9E: 265 [485]: 065 [120]: 972
+72: 17/0300: 25.5S 166.0E: 310 [570]: 070 [130]: 966
REMARKS:
DT based on 0.65 curved band on VIS imagery. System is small so may undergo
rapid intensity fluctuations. Standard development expected to due to low wind
shear on forecast track.

Copyright Commonwealth of Australia
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The next bulletin for this system will be issued by: 14/0700 UTC by Brisbane
TCWC
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#26 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:53 pm

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Re: Coral Sea: INVEST 94P

#27 Postby Crostorm » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:05 am

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#28 Postby Crostorm » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:08 am

IDQ20018
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - EASTERN REGION
Issued by BRISBANE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 0703 UTC 14/01/2011
Name: Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Identifier: 10U
Data At: 0600 UTC
Latitude: 12.8S
Longitude: 151.5E
Location Accuracy: within 20 nm [35 km]
Movement Towards: east southeast [111 deg]
Speed of Movement: 8 knots [15 km/h]
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 35 knots [65 km/h]
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 50 knots [95 km/h]
Central Pressure: 992 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 60 nm [110 km]
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:
Radius of Maximum Winds:
Dvorak Intensity Code: T3.0/3.0/D1.0/24HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1000 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 120 nm [220 km]
Storm Depth: Deep
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time : Location : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind : Central Pressure
[UTC] : degrees : nm [km]: knots[km/h]: hPa
+12: 14/1800: 13.9S 152.5E: 060 [110]: 045 [085]: 987
+24: 15/0600: 15.4S 153.8E: 080 [150]: 050 [095]: 984
+36: 15/1800: 17.2S 156.9E: 120 [220]: 060 [110]: 979
+48: 16/0600: 20.0S 161.0E: 145 [270]: 065 [120]: 974
+60: 16/1800: 23.9S 164.7E: 190 [355]: 070 [130]: 968
+72: 17/0600: 27.3S 168.1E: 240 [445]: 075 [140]: 961
REMARKS:
Curved band pattern with 0.60 degree wrap on log 10 spiral, giving DT of 3.0. MT
and PT also suggest 3.0. System is small so may undergo rapid intensity
fluctuations. Standard development expected to due to low wind shear on forecast
track.

Copyright Commonwealth of Australia
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The next bulletin for this system will be issued by: 14/1300 UTC by Brisbane
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Re: Coral Sea: INVEST 94P

#29 Postby Crostorm » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:11 am

Vince,Zelia and Vania

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#30 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:40 am

14/0832 UTC 13.0S 151.8E T3.5/3.5 ZELIA -- Southwest Pacific

55 knots
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#31 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:59 am

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another pic of the trio
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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#32 Postby Macrocane » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:17 am

Zelia is a small but has a great structure, if the models are right it could become the most intense cyclone of the season so far.
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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#33 Postby GCANE » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:25 am

Looks like it is in an UL ridge anchored by the two anticyclones.

CIMSS currently has shear low at 2.5 m/s.

Good OHC for the next 48 hrs.

No inversion showing up on core-temp analysis.



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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#34 Postby GCANE » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:31 am

Hmm, a donut on 37GHz.

I wouldn't expect it to see it this early especially since it is only firing moderate rain rate.

In the past, I have seen this as a precursor to RI.



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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#35 Postby GCANE » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:40 am

It looks like the PV anomaly is still in the mid-troposphere and hasn't worked down to the surface yet.

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#36 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:41 am

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#37 Postby GCANE » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:50 am

HURAKAN wrote:very impressive


To say the least.
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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#38 Postby Macrocane » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:54 am

Wow! :eek: I hope the agencies don't ignore the microwave as they usually do, Zelia must be at least 65-70 kt (1 min winds).
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#39 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:58 am

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NRL - 55 knots
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Re: SPAC: ZELIA (10U/07P) - Tropical Cyclone

#40 Postby GCANE » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:01 am

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