WPAC: PEIPAH - Tropical Storm

[Nancy Smar]

97W INVEST 190910 1800 6.3N 171.7E WPAC 15 0

[Hayabusa]

GFS only excited with this.

[euro6208]

Wow. EURO becoming more bullish with this.

[1900hurricane]

The origins of this invest can actually be traced back to the remnants of Tropical Storm Akoni.

[Hayabusa]

Euro became suddenly became excited with this

[euro6208]

Heading into Sunday and next week, a large disturbance, now with
showers and thunderstorms encompassing Kosrae and the Marshall
Islands, is expected to move northwest, eventually consolidating
into a single circulation. GFS has initialized better than other
models the past day or so with this area, and remains most aggressive
in developing the system. The ECMWF and NAVGEM have been slower to
develop it, but are now roughly on board with the GFS in showing the
circulation near the far northern Mariana Islands early next week.
Have gone ahead and increased POPs for Sunday through Tuesday in
anticipation of the monsoonal flow redeveloping over the Marianas
into this new system. In addition, winds have been brought into
closer alignment with the GFS but speeds have been reduced slightly
starting on Monday to better match consensus with the other models.
Given the early state of things, there is still much uncertainty
concerning how well developed the circulation will be as it
approaches the Marianas.

[Hayabusa]

Looks like the Marianas could see some form of impact from this or at least an unsettled weather, still 5 days away though. Models need to fix 95W first
97W's potential and track really depends on 95W.

[Hayabusa]

GFS 12Z drops it, garbage run or 97W is a fluke so back to the drawing board again?
Let's see what Euro has to say

[Hayabusa]

WWJP27 RJTD 111800
WARNING AND SUMMARY 111800.
WARNING VALID 121800.
WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS.
GALE WARNING.
LOW PRESSURE AREA 1010 HPA NEAR 08N 165E WEST SLOWLY.

WWJP27 RJTD 120600
WARNING AND SUMMARY 120600.
WARNING VALID 130600.
WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS.
GALE WARNING.
LOW PRESSURE AREA 1008 HPA NEAR 09N 163E WEST SLOWLY.

[euro6208]

97W INVEST
As of 06:00 UTC Sep 12, 2019:

Location: 11.3°N 163.0°E
Maximum Winds: 15 kt
Minimum Central Pressure: 1010 mb

[euro6208]

THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
PERSISTED NEAR 10.3N 159.2E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 12.7N 156.2E,
APPROXIMATELY 680 NM EAST OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY (MSI) AND A 130752 SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE DEPICT A DEVELOPING,
COMPACT LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH A BAND OF PATCHY DEEP CONVECTION
ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY. THIS CIRCULATION IS SITUATED IN AN AREA
OF LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (10-15 KNOTS), WARM SEA
SURFACE TEMPERATURES (29-30 CELSIUS) AND FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD
OUTFLOW ALOFT. NUMERICAL MODELS INDICATE STEADY DEVELOPMENT AND
FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS NORTHWESTWARD OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT
15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR
1008 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.

[Hayabusa]

Minor TD since 00Z

WWJP27 RJTD 130600
WARNING AND SUMMARY 130600.
WARNING VALID 140600.
WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1006 HPA AT 12N 157E WNW SLOWLY.

[euro6208]

THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 12.7N 156.2E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 156.2E, APPROXIMATELY
559 NM EAST OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI)
AND A 130752 SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE DEPICT A DEVELOPING, COMPACT LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH A BAND OF PATCHY DEEP CONVECTION ALONG THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY. THIS CIRCULATION IS SITUATED IN AN AREA OF LOW TO
MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (10-15 KNOTS), WARM SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES (29-30 CELSIUS) AND FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW
ALOFT. NUMERICAL MODELS INDICATE STEADY DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER
CONSOLIDATION OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15
TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.

[euro6208]

THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 13.6N 156.2E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.5N 152.8E, APPROXIMATELY
470 NM EAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY DEPICTS A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LLC WITH CONVECTION SHEARED TO
THE SOUTHWEST. THE DISTURBANCE REMAINS UNDER HIGH (25-30KT) VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR, BEING SLIGHTLY OFFSET BY STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND WARM (29-31C) SSTS. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT 97W WILL TRACK NORTHWEST WITH SOME INITIAL
INTENSIFICATION BEFORE ENCOUNTERING HIGH SHEAR WHICH WILL HINDER
DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO
20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS MEDIUM.

[1900hurricane]

It's badly sheared, but this is probably a classifiable Tropical Depression for JTWC.

[Hayabusa]

WTPN22 PGTW 141700
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (INVEST 97W)//
REF/A/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/140921Z SEP 19//
AMPN/REF IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PGTW 140930)//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 13.9N 151.5E TO 18.6N 147.8E
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS
IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 18 TO 23 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT
141200Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 14.4N
151.0E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AT
13.5N 152.8E, IS NOW LOCATED AT 14.4N 151.2E, APPROXIMATELY 304 NM
EAST OF SAIPAN. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS
A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP
CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE SOUTH. A 141551Z GMI 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE
ALSO SHOWS THE DEEP CONVECTION BEING SHEARED TO THE SOUTH AND
FRAGMENTED BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE LLCC FROM THE WEST. 97W IS
CURRENTLY IN A MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT WITH EXCELLENT EQUATORWARD
OUTFLOW AND WARM (30 TO 31 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE BEING
OFFSET BY VERY STRONG (45-50 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). GLOBAL
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 97W WILL MAINTAIN A CIRCULATION
NEAR THE 25 KT WARNING THRESHOLD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 23 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA
LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS HIGH.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY
151700Z.
4. SEE REF A FOR DETAILS ON A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT
LOCATED NEAR 21.9N 134.3E.//
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[1900hurricane]

And when I say badly sheared, I mean 40-75(!) kt of shear.

[Hayabusa]

17W SEVENTEEN 190914 1800 14.8N 150.6E WPAC 25 1004

[1900hurricane]

[euro6208]

WDPN31 PGTW 142100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 17W (SEVENTEEN)
WARNING NR 01//
RMKS//
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 17W (SEVENTEEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
279 NM EAST OF SAIPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS (KTS)
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY REVEALS DEEP CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH OF A PARTIALLY EXPOSED
LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 141701Z SSMI 85 GHZ MICROWAVE
IMAGE DEPICTS SHALLOW BANDING TO THE NORTH OF THE LLCC. BASED ON
THOSE IMAGES, THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. A
141127Z METOP-C ASCAT IMAGE AND A 141200Z METOP-B ASCAT IMAGE SHOWED
A BROAD REGION OF 25-30 KT WINDS WRAPPING AROUND THE SOUTHERN HALF
OF THE CIRCULATION. THE 25 KT INITIAL INTENSITY ALIGNS WITH THE
ASCAT PASSES AND A PGTW DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF T1.0
(25 KTS). STRONG (25-50 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) IS OFFSETTING
EXCELLENT EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (30-31 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURE (SST) TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT UNFAVORABLE FOR
INTENSIFICATION. TD 17W IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY
OF A SHALLOW, NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE
(STR).
3. FORECAST REASONING.
A. THIS IS THE INITIAL PROGNOSTIC REASONING AND SETS THE FORECAST
PHILOSOPHY.
B. FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST, TD 17W WILL TRACK
NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE STR. THE UNFAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP INTENSITY TO 30 KTS OR LESS. THE
INTENSITY FORECAST IS JUST BELOW THE INTENSITY CONSENSUS, OFFSETTING
THE UNLIKELY HWRF PEAK OF 45 KTS AT TAU 24, BUT SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE
BULK OF THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE. DISSIPATION WILL LIKELY OCCUR
SOMETIME AFTER TAU 48, IF NOT SOONER, AS THE CURRENTLY UNDER
CONTINUED UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. NUMERICAL MODEL
GUIDANCE IS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 24. AFTER TAU 24,
SPREAD INCREASES AS TWO MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SLIGHTLY FROM THE
OTHERS (UKMET IS SLIGHTLY MORE POLEWARD AND THE 140000Z ECMWF
ENSEMBLE MEAN IS SLIGHTLY MORE WESTWARD). THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST IS
PLACED CLOSE TO CONSENSUS, NEAR THE BULK OF THE GUIDANCE, WITH FAIR
CONFIDENCE.//
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