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THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 13.1S
71.4E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.4S 71.4E, APPROXIMATELY 426 NM SOUTH
OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A
171521Z SSMIS IMAGE CONTINUE TO DEPICT A BROAD LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION
CENTER (LLCC) WITH POORLY-ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION. A 170142Z
QUIKSCAT IMAGE SHOWED A BROAD LLCC WITH 15-20 KNOT
UNFLAGGED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS
FAIR OUTFLOW ALOFT ENHANCED BY A MIDLATITUDE TROUGH POSITIONED
SOUTHWEST OF THE DISTURBANCE. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO
RISE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ADVANCING MIDLATITUDE TROUGH.
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 HOURS REMAINS POOR.