#5 Postby Sheronz » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:44 pm
ABPW10 PGTW 092130
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND
/SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS REISSUED/092130Z-100600ZFEB2010//
REF/A/MSG/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/091951ZFEB2010//
AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING.//
RMKS/
1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
(1) AT 091800Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 14P (PAT) WAS LOCATED NEAR
16.6S 159.0W, APPROXIMATELY 275 NM NORTH OF RARATONGA, AND HAD
TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 75 KNOTS GUSTING TO 90
KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTPS31 PGTW 092100) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 12.1S 172.3W,
APPROXIMATELY 150 NM NORTHWEST OF PAGO-PAGO, OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS.
ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS RAPID DEEPENING WITH GOOD POLEWARD
OUTFLOW OVER THE SYSTEM. A SERIES OF MICROWAVE IMAGES INCLUDING A
091813Z SSMI PASS SHOWS IMPROVED ORGANIZATION WITH FORMATIVE BANDING
ALONG THE NORTHERN FLANK. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND HIGH OCEAN HEAT CONTENT
ALONG THE NEAR EQUATORIAL TROUGH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 15-20 KNOTS AND MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE AT 1008 MB.
THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS POOR.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 2.B.(1) TO POOR.
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