BOB: INVEST

[Extratropical94]

There's an unnumbered invest in the extreme northern Bay of Bengal right now. NRL doesn't have it on their page but the SSD has put a floater on it and issued a Dvorak estimation bulletin.

SSD:

TXIO23 KNES 180917
TCSNIO

A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE

B. 18/0830Z

C. 20.8N

D. 89.7E

E. THREE/MET-7

F. T1.0/1.0/D0.5/24HRS

G. IR/EIR/VIS

H. REMARKS...GOOD LLC WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION. GREATER THAN 2/10
BANDING FOR DT=1.0. MET AND PT AGREE. FT IS BASED ON DT.

I. ADDL POSITIONS

NIL


...SALEMI

Floater image:



IMD:

BAY OF BENGAL & ANDAMAN SEA :-
BROKEN LOW/MEDIUM
CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE
COVECTION OVER NORTH BAY OF BENGAL. BROKEN LOW/ MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH
EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL BAY OF
BENGAL NORTH OF LATITUDE 15.0°N ANDAMAN SEA TENASSERIM COAST GULF
OF MARTANBAN AND ARAKAN COAST.

[Extratropical94]

TXIO23 KNES 181502
TCSNIO

A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE

B. 18/1430Z

C. 21.1N

D. 88.6E

E. FIVE/MET-7

F. T1.5/1.5/D0.5/06HRS

G. IR/EIR

H. REMARKS...CONVECTION MEASURES ABOUT 3/10 FOR A DT=1.5. MET IS 1.0
AND PT IS 1.5. FT IS BASED ON PT AS THE DT IS NOT CLEAR CUT.

I. ADDL POSITIONS

NIL


...MCCARTHY