
Tropical Disturbance Summary For area Equator to 25S, 160E to 120W
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 19/0852 UTC 2010 UTC.
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TD CENTRE [1006HPA] ANALYSED NEAR 06.0S 162.0W
AT 190600UTC. SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR BASED ON MTSAT IR WITH
ANIMATION. SST IS AROUND 30 DEGREE CELCIUS.
CONVECTION REMAINS PERSISTANT FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT HAS NOT
INCREASED OR DEEPENED MUCH IN THE LAST 6 HOURS. OVERALL ORGANISATION
IN THE LAST 12 HOURS HAS BEEN POOR. THE LLCC IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE
AT THIS STAGE. THE OUTFLOW IS TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW-LEVEL CENTRE
BUT IS RESTRICTED ELSEWHERE. TD LIES ALONG SURFACE TROUGH. THE SYSTEM
LIES IN A 15 KNOT SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE STEERED
SOUTHEASTWARDS BY THE NORTHWESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN WIND INTO AN AREA
OF MODERATE SHEAR.
GLOBAL MODELS [UK/GFS] HAVE PICKED UP THE SYSTEM BUT DO NOT DEVELOP.
POTENTIAL FOR TD TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS IS LOW TO MODERATE.
NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ANALYSED OR FORECAST IN THE
AREA.