NWPac: INVEST 97W/ex-96W

[Chacor]

This was 96W on NRL for a while, and FNMOC currently have it as 97W. SAB continues to track it as 96W.



SAB satfix history:

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   DATE/TIME     LAT     LON    CLASSIFICATION        STORM
  15/0233 UTC     4.0N  131.3E    T1.0/1.0              96W
  14/2033 UTC     4.2N  133.7E    T1.0/1.0              96W
  14/1433 UTC     4.8N  133.6E    TOO WEAK              96W
  14/0833 UTC     4.8N  134.4E    TOO WEAK              96W
  14/0233 UTC     4.6N  136.1E    TOO WEAK              96W
  13/0233 UTC     4.6N  141.4E    TOO WEAK              96W
  12/2033 UTC     5.8N  139.4E    TOO WEAK              96W
  12/1433 UTC     6.2N  139.2E    TOO WEAK              96W
  12/0833 UTC     6.0N  139.8E    T1.0/1.0              96W
  12/0233 UTC     5.8N  140.7E    T1.0/1.0              96W
  11/2033 UTC     6.3N  143.2E    T1.0/1.0              96W
  11/1433 UTC     7.2N  143.7E    T1.0/1.0              96W

JTWC had it in their outlook from 11 Feb to 13 Feb as a POOR area, while JMA carried it in two METAREA warnings (141200 and 141800) before dropping it. As of 150600 they've reinstated it:


LOW PRESSURE AREA 1008 HPA NEAR 06N 132E WNW SLOWLY.

[HURAKAN]

POOF!!!

[lester]

POOF!!!