SOUTH ATLANTIC: subtropical storm Bapo

[Dean_175]

EDIT: I just realized that I may have accidently placed this into the wrong category

On February 5th, the Navy Hydrography Center declared that a subtropical depression has formed off of South America. It has since strengthened to a subtropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40mph. Center is located at 30S 43W , with minimum pressure of 996mb as of 1530 UTC February 6. Gusts are 45kt.

From Navy Hydrography Center Bulletin (1200 UTC February 6)

WARNING NR 098/2015

SPECIAL WARNING

ISSUED AT 1530 - FRI - 06/FEV/2015

SUBTROPICAL STORM “BAPO” WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 996 AT 30S043W, MOVING AT 10/15 TO SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WITH WIND 7/8 WITH GUSTS 9/10 AFFECTING AREA ALFA EAST OF 050W, AREA BRAVO SOUTH OF 28S AND EAST OF 043W AND SOUTH OCEANIC AREA WEST OF 035W. ESTIMATED POSITION AT 071200 – 34S044W. IT IS NOT EXPECTED THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE REACHES COASTAL REGION.

VALID UNTIL 080000.






PART TWO - WEATHER ANALYSIS AT 061200

SUBTROPICAL STORM BAPO AT 30S043W WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 996 MOVING TO SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT WITH 10/15 AND GUSTS 45.

ESTIMATED POSITION AT 071200 – 34S044W.

HIGH 1026 43S033W.

HUMIDITY CONVERGENCE ZONE 10S055W, 12S050W, 17S045W, 20S042W AND 23S040W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) 02N020W, 01N030W, 00N040W AND 01S050W WITH 3/4 DEGREES WIDE.

[Yellow Evan]

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